Georgie Treasure

Thanks. Actually as the hens are under the tree there isn’t much turf so we can look after it and use leaves etc to keep the moisture in.

Do you think we should leave the stumps? Is it likely to move on around the garden?! Or is its next move so unknown we are better to do nothing and wait and see? Googling it everyone says to remove all the stumps and nearby trees and shrubs but it sounds like experienced tree surgeons haven’t actually seen it be so destructive after all?

Ah the pics of Meripilus don’t look like what we had.

Can anyone please confirm this is honeyfungus? And could you advise… 15 months ago three Burches had to be taken down from this space due to root rot. This month this fungus has appeared on the stumps. You can see there is a big beautiful maple still standing. Do we leave it and wait-and-see? Removing the stumps would disturb the roots of the maple a couple of tree surgeons have confirmed they wouldn’t be happy to remove the stumps. One says take the tree down so that the fungus has nothing to feed on and the other says Watch and wait as it’s a lovely tree and it would be better off dying for honeyfungus than being taken down just in case. I would love your thoughts. We have lots of other trees and shrubs in the garden all of which look healthy at the moment. There is also a liquidambar which we planted earlier this year to replace the birches. It is looking very sad, but then it was a very, very hot summer and it seemed to have an ‘false autumn.’ All your thoughts are very welcome! I am just hoping you all advise the same thing 🤣