early chicken of the woods

[David Humphries]

The earliest I can find in my records are these below.

 

The first is on oak and had been harvested before it started forming again.

 

first shot was taken on the 28th of April but would have started fruiting a week or so before that. The second image was taken 5 days later later on the 3rd of May.

 

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[Coletti]

I'm gonna have to retract what I said. It was a colleague that identified it but I didn't hear him change his mind and he now says it's an old dryads saddle bracket

[Paul Cleaver]

Thanks for your imput guys

[David Humphries]

First find of the year at work yesterday (Hampstead Heath) by Alinicoll

 

On Robinia

 

 

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[Kveldssanger]

Keen to see how that one grows over the next week!

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Keen to see how that one grows over the next week!

 

If it avoids the wicker basket!

[Kveldssanger]

Indeed!

[kev7937]

If it avoids the wicker basket!

 

 

Was eying up one by our yard earlier, never sure how long to give them.

 

It's about 3 days in so far

[Kveldssanger]

Whilst it's still moist and bright yellow, I think. Perhaps a week or so in? Depends on growth rate but before the brackets start to 'sag'.

 

Watch out for eating wood-decay fungi near sources of air pollution, by the way.

[kev7937]

 

 

Only took a little bit.