Tom Joye

I second that. One usually does not need to pull more than 6-7m to do the job, so I extend my 7m tirfor cable with Dyneema type ropes: same WLL as cable, way lighter.

Different species will normally not root graft, but if some of the treated stumps were oak, translocation of glyfosate through root grafts is perfectly assumable.

That's because Belgium is the 'Far West'

Gerrit, I did perform the 'match test', both on the old and young FB's and it came out negative: it's not G. pfeifferi. I did not microscopically check the spore size yet. Some more pics of Pholliota aurivella popping out on this lying stem.

I feel sorry to hear that, Hama. He're in Belgium, we've been down that road already and now are desperately trying to get back, with small 'forest reserves'. It's a pity to see history repeat itself, only in a different country.

Exactly what I have been telling my students for years, untill a student came to me last week during a break to tell me I was being too negative. In his opinion I had to rephrase that as 'efficient', not 'lazy'. Guess there's some truth in that

Just not the same ... you should know!!! I read that thread (of course I did!), but it only triggers me to look for the real thing I saw the Laccaria last friday! Temperatures and humidity have been exceptionally high here during the last weeks, don't know if there's a connection.

Thanks for the hint, Gerrit, will do that. Once you've seen a fungus 'in real life' and you're familiar with it, it's much easier to recognise it afterwards, even in a different setting or if it looks totally different. But untill that day (with only 'book knowledge' of a certain fungus species and without being familiar with the 'tips and tricks'), a lot of fungi just look the same, I'm afraid

Do I sense some jealousy there? And thanks for pointing that out, I didn't notice the little Mycena, I was sóóó happy that I finally found the Laccaria amethystina I heard so much about during the past months

I would be inclined to go for the option of phased reduction. Don't like props that much. In my opinion propping is the last measure to be considered, for example if the tree shows no growth response to a first reduction.

Thanks Hama, means a lot to me coming from you!

Nice pics, David How do you recognise Gymnopilus junonius from all other similar looking species (a lot!)? I'm not very familiar with this species, alltough I apparently took a picture of one (as Gerrit told me)

Thanks a million Gerrit! I realise now that I got carried away a little I will try to refrain myself and only upload 10 pics at a time

Hi, some more doubtfull or unidenified finds of the last days... 1&2 Perreniporia fraxinea on Robinia? (couldn't check the rot type or colour of the tube layer) 3 Is this the kind of bark pattern (on willow) a symptom of a possible Armillaria infection? 4 Leakage spots (on oak) as symptom of possible Armillaria infection? No other symptoms visible 5&6 Daedalopsis confragosa ?? on (poplar/willow?) stump 7&8 no idea, on oak 9 no idea, on fallen tree (don't remember wich species) 10&11 Leakage spots (on another oak) as symptom of possible Armillaria infection? No other symptoms visible 12 Oudemansiella mucida ? on semi-submerged beech branch 13 ?? on beech stump 14 what could be causing the killing of the moss/lichen on this beech tree? the pattern looks like a fungus could be 'guilty' 15&16 Pholliota on beech; looks like aurivella to me, but this low on the tree? 17&18 beech with first small FB of Meripilus on the right and a Kretzchmaria ridden cancer on the left. Is there a known link between Kretz and cancer formation (remember I read this once, but don't remember where) 19 is this the famous Laccaria amethystina (on previous beech)? If so, a first find for me, after I have been looking for it for months 20,21&22 veteran Tilia tomentosa (great tree!); what is causing this kind of bark pattern? Is this just a patch of old bark clinging on to this fast growing reaction growth stem? 25&26 soft rot (?) and demarcation lines on beech stump --> Kretzchmaria? I couldn't find any FB's on the stump 27-28 Fistulina hepatica on oak? If so, a first find for me :thumbup:Acting as a secondary agent here, given the white rot on the outside? 29-30 partially sterile Daedalea quercina? 31 Emerging Lycoperdon pyrifomre on beech root? the FB was only 1cm diameter 32-33 Is this Pholliota squarrosa acting as a secondary agent here? black melanine layers and leakage spots were visible, but no other symptoms of Armillaria

I have been typing faster than I was thinking Matt and Geoff are completely right: the lower the f-number, the larger the diaphragm opening