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yeah am getting that way...spent years drooling at shiny kit, now I have moved onto fungi!...I took these shots around Swansea area. Found most pretty quickly then not much else for a few hours. cheers steve

hi, Heres a few pictures I have taken today of Inonotus dryadeus, Fistulina hepatica, Ganoderma adspersum (I think or is it applanatum). cheers steve

Hi, Thanks for everyone input as I have learnt some useful stuff. Ok to follow up the ID of this fungi I was well off with I.dryadeus but it does seem to be G.resinaceum. I have attached pictures of a cross section of the bracket. Also I have tried the flame test on the fruiting body but it was a little wet but did seem to melt. Yesterday I have noticed a monkey puzzle tree that’s in decline with multiple young similar fruiting bodies (see attached pics) and looks very similar to the G.resinaceum when young? Just a few other questions if anyone fancies replying but it looks like a few Ganoderma brackets are pretty similar in ID: G.resinaceum, G.pfeifferi and G.lucidum To clarify G.resinaceum is softer and lighter flesh than G.pfeifferi and generally G.resinaceum is not perennial but long lived (This one has gone through cycles that I have been aware of). Also G.lucidum has a lateral stalk. Is there any other good ID observation to separate these three? Also there is mention of G.resinaceum causing more severe decay than other G.species. Anyone seen this? To finish how rare is this fungus (if at all) if I have possibly seen two accounts this year? Cheer steve

Thanks for data will look further into it....cheers steve

cheers for info on VTA....I have currently started my AA Tech Cert so this is a good help....we have different equipment in work,resistograph etc so will ask about taking measurements of the remaining good wood...I understand that trees can remain up to 70 percent loss (if hollow right?...i take it the reading of such resistograph test can be pretty subjective) but measuring the extent of the root decay must be difficult by exposing what large surface roots that are available….sorry if I am asking to many questions and may be I should really wait and read up more when my course covers this topic but I am keen to learn more….anyway thanks

arh yes thats how this one started off....jumped the gun whilst inspecting and ID it as Inonotus dryadeus and told my boss....the tree has three main areas of fruiting bodies (here below the most developed side) on the buttress and the tree (Q.cerris) is a good size (balanced crown with good foliage) and right by a busy path used by the public....keen to leave the tree as long as possible any ideas apart from reduction?...chemical treatments etc if any??......(yes, ideally everyone needs to see the tree in the flesh to carry out tests to give a good indication of the decay development, hazard etc) just interested to see what people think from what they have seen so far...cheers

ok in principles of tree hazard assessment and management - d lonsdale (FC) it say about g.pfeifferi (p105) and g.resinaceum (p106) have a varnish like resinous crust that melt when exposed to a flame. it also states g.res is less hard than g.pfei....cheers

Looking like its G.Resinaceum from what i have been reading and looking at on the web??....I.dryadeus looks very different when mature but when this was developing looked just like it.....cheers for the input, anyone else got any more data?

sorry should have put all the pics to start with....yeah i have been reading up on g.pfeifferi and it does state to have a varnish-like resinous layer but is ment to be perennial. This has cropped up over this year but not sure if it is annual. Also arh see what you mean about lighting it i will try the match test and cut a sample next time am passing. thanks for the input......any takers??

thanks for the reply...things that were making think that it could be these types of fungi were that it seems to be annual and that the starting form of the fungi looked like every picture i have seen of I.dryadeus. Also the fungi has a crust that cracks when pressed. I have added a few more pics to give better angles of it. You may be right just keen to get a full picture on it.

Just interested in some feedback. I have watched this fungus develop on this turkey oak over this year. It started off with all the signs of Inonotus dryadeus with a pinky and flesh like lump forming with goldern droplets on the flesh. Now the brackets are looking more like Ganoderma resinaceum with plenty of rust coloured spores that most Ganoderma brackets produce (is that right?). I have seen this fungus desiccate back to a black mess the year before but not sure if this happens on a yearly bases. I am not sure if G.resinaceum is annual or I think I read somewhere that is may go through a cycle every few years?….any help or ideas would be great as I have changed my mind on this ID a few times already. Thanks steve

hi, I am starting the Myerscough College ABC AA Technician's Certificate in Arboriculture (on-line learning). I am looking for anyone who is starting the same course through Myerscough or else where who would like to help each other on the way. I am hard working and have been through Uni before so will not be a waste of peoples time. I hope to team up with a few folk or start some topic on this forum site to help get through this course. Cheers Steve

hi, I have come across a Beech tree with a few Ganoderma Applanatum brackets around the buttress (Sorry no pics). I am sure it is Ganoderma as when the bracket is cut there are white mycelial strips through dark brown flesh and is typical ganoderma shape. Anyhow the underneath of the bracket is dark and looks inactive. Does this mean the brackets have died and the tree has managed to compartmentalise the invading fungus or is the fungus just dormant? Thanks for any help cheers steve

hi...goodpoint......looking for some part time work as and when required....Hopefully be back fulltime soon...Cheers steve

Hi, I am a fully quailified Arborist with 5 Years experience. I am looking for work in the Swansea area. I have all my own climbing equipment and a saw. If interested please contact 07789551591. Thanks Steve.