Armillaria aloft?

[treeseer]

This white mycelial fan was found 15'+ above ground on a steeply declining white oak. It smells like fresh mushrooms. Could it be anything but Armillaria? No signs were found at the base, but the search was not extensive.

[David Humphries]

Not uncommon for Armilaria sp to grow at height on a stem Guy, but usually I've found that it will be there acting saprophytically.

 

Plenty of other species that will produce mycelial fans under bark.

 

Without any fruitbodies it would be very difficult to determine an ID

 

 

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