Ben Ballard

Yes by doing nothing but look at it ?

11 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Apropos of not much really, I was sad to see this landmark beech at the top of bury hill near Arundel had snapped in half on a recent trip to the UK.

 

It  was one of those with many low branches in the ground forming a mini forest type effect.

 

I’m sure many local arbs knew it well.

 

Seem to be the thing with beech, just when they’re at their best, they’re thinking about throwing in the towel.

That must of been a impressive beech great that is got chance to layer some of its limbs ?

Yes in a no target area , this was definitely on if the oldest beeches maybe one of the original planting of the landscape could even of been on view at the time of the artists impression on the back of the new £10 note ?

Thanks ,Went to check after the strong winds last night had a feeling this was going to happen soon it has finally shed its top at the point of the oyster hopefully it will carry on as a natural pollard for a few years 

16 minutes ago, BigfootBjornson said:

The only other one it may be is inonotus cuticularis

Thanks for your reply .The only thing that didn’t make me think it was culticularis was would of expected to see droplets at this young stage ?

Thought I would share how this Beech is getting on in decline shedding its top , I feel it is a good example I have come across of beech with high fruiting of Ganoderma and meripilus, kretz at its bace with signs of armilliara ,also oyster seen high up,

2013-17 .

thanks Ben

Thank you David ? was a first for me

Hi nothing to exciting, found this back in Early September  anyone else think it is phaeolus Schweinitz 

many thanks Ben

Nice collection David ?

Hi David thank you , yes same tree this year haven’t seen it fruiting for 3 years at height but it did fruit in the hollow in trunk a couple years ago , I would say in last ten years of watching it is ushally consistent for some kind of fruiting each year , thought I would make the most of it this year 

cheers Ben 

Hi thought I would share my developing hericium erinaceus 

thanks Ben

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Hi thought I would update and share this years impressive fruiting

Godmersham 

Thank you David glad you like them, yes they are from my work in a area of ancient parkland 

thanks Ben 

Good thread David thought  you might like this Ganoderma resinaceum found on beech 

Your right sloath David's new one looks a bit earthballl?

desiccating poulet ?

Sorry not that one David:001_smile:

Might be a old hen

Nice one David I will see what I can find

Is it a morel

Could be collybia fusipes

Had a good afternoon cheers lads:thumbup1:

Hi mate I hopefully will come for a bit in afternoon