A few Oak pictures from todays walk.

[stevelucocq]

Hi here are a few pictures from todays walk around Clyne Gardens (Swansea), always a pleasure. I did not intend to just take pictures of Oak but they are so interesting. I do feel the need for a better Macro camera, anyone know any good deals on Cannon G10s ?

 

1.) Honey Suckle on Oak

2.) Grifola Fondosa on Oak

3.) Dropped limb from Oak

4.) Joined Oak

5.) Bark on Oak

 

Cheers Steve

Edited September 27, 2009 by stevelucocq
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[White Noise]

Nice pics . Cheers Steve

[David Humphries]

Great picture set and range of photos Steve.

 

The failure appears to be vey bright timber, I would have expected brown rot thereabouts. Possibly from Laetiporus.

 

Could you see or did you find any evidence for the fracture?

 

Have you got a shot of where it detached from?

 

 

 

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[stevelucocq]

hi, yeah two Oaks with in the space of 25 metres have dropped limbs in the last 3 months.

 

The first limb was very big (no photos sorry) than the one in these photos. This limb as you suggested could have been decayed by Chicken of the woods as it showed extensive signs of white fungal sheets (mycelium). This limb showed signs of some pre-failure with some bark bunching underneath the limb and bark loss on top near to the collar (A good VTA sign?).

 

This limb in the below pictures (From first set of pictures) have some signs of mycelium but far less. But I suppose the limb was much smaller than the larger one. So some brown rot and a dryish few weak may have been the reason?

 

Cheers Steve

 

Ps I surpose for research a upper and lower shot of the limb failure point would be benefical?

Edited September 27, 2009 by stevelucocq

[SJH]

Nice photos, love the joined Oaks.

[David oakman]

Great pictures steve. I will drop this one on to your thread:thumbup:

[Ben90]

Brilliant photos!