Re Fungi Help Please

[New Boy]

Could anyone please advise on the best course of action due to this fungi being located on a small Silver Birch tree?

 

Thank you

[David Humphries]

Hello New Boy.

 

Are you sure it's a silver birch?

 

The brackets 'look' like one of the Phellinus species, possibly Phellinus igniarius

 

Have a look at the fungi directory on the main Arbtalk website for images for comparison and information on decay type

 

 

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[New Boy]

Yep Silver Birch, thanks for the advice.

[bluebedouin]

....The brackets 'look' like one of the Phellinus species, possibly Phellinus igniarius

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.... please advise on the best course of action ....

Use it as chewing baccy.

 

"The fungus was burned and the ashes mixed with tobacco to give it a ‘powerful kick’. Museum collections of P. igniarius indicate that its use by Native Americans as a masticatory or for smoking purposes was widespread across North America."

[Mr Oz]

Hi can anyone ident this growing in cavity please and any advice appreciated.its a birch with large cavity about 35 ft tall and close to house and 4 different gardens.thanks

[OakStag]

Hmm first picture on this post looks very cherry like especially with the lichen. Haven't seen much lichen on Birches. As for the silver birch picture at the bottom I cant see any fruiting bodies within the cavity. Have you got any other photos? However that is a substantial cavity especially for a birch which would struggle to form enough reaction wood to compensate the cavity. Personally from the picture id have the birch out.