early chicken of the woods

[MattyF]

The owner is concerned this tree is in trouble

 

 

Yep!! He should be!

[shavey]

Thanks for the answers only found it yesterday been clearing laurels and Rhodies and we have let a bit of light into the western side of the garden the foliage is faded compared to other copper beeches

But approx 120yds away in the parkland there is a pair of mega beeches one is looking well but the bigger one the foliage cover is only 50% but there isn't any fungi around it at all

[shavey]

Meripilus giganteus, the giant polypore.

 

White rot decayer of roots particularly when it fruits in such abundance.

 

 

 

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Is there any ground treatment to help slow this process down

[Duncansimpson]

Nothing you can do. Curtains for the tree I'm afraid. They can hang on for years but if there is any danger of them falling on something you should take it down. We stump ground one a couple of years back and the roots were complete mush, I was astonished.

[David Humphries]

Relatively early chicken of the woods fruiting at Kew on a cherry from earlier today.

 

 

 

 

[treeman]

I saw some today on some willows.....looks about the same stage

[Will Heal]

Saw these on a walk in the woods yesterday after the arbshow, both on deadwood, I think poplar but not sure.