RobArb

After slowly reading up more and more on fungi and the body language of trees and what they do to wood I just want to confirm I have for a basic understanding of the different type of rots from a simple point of view... So, the main components of wood are cellulose and lignin, with some glucans and other materials acting as glue in there as well. Brown rot fungi digest the cellulose and leave the brown lignin behind and white rot fungi digest the lignin and leave behind the white cellulose. Neither digests the glucans and other stuff. The wood-decaying Ascomycota cause a soft-rot which digest the glucans and other glues and leaving the cellulose and lignin behind. Without the glue the structure of the wood collapses and leaves a soft rot. The Ascomycota are less efficient at removing all the nutrients from the wood. However, they still seem to be pretty successful and are very common in the environment. Quick question though, how is cubical brown rot formed and am I on tbe right lines? Another quick question, where does simultaneous white rot fit in to all of this, or have I missed it sonewhere? Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

I think it was a dead cherry stump So what are these polymorphas? Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Bump:thumbup: Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Going to go search that in the threads and have a read:thumbup: Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Not trying to put you off but my mate had that done a good few years ago now, and he was off work for weeks! Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Does this ash have a pronounced "bottle butt" or is that just something i've made up? If it does, whats caused/causing it?

Cutting some cherry regrowth today on an old stump near salford uni to stop the muggers hiding in it:001_rolleyes:, came across these two fungs hiding together I can identify the Xylaria longipes (i think) but what is the other one? Looks like a young panic Gano, but it doesn't quite show it in the pics but the white bit was actually pink?? Surrounding area was Sorbus, Acer, more Prunus, Ulmus, Betula, more Prunus and lots of weeds!!

the filler i had months ago lasted 4 days:thumbdown: then more of the tooth broke so he took it out, i've had no problems with my teeth till i damaged this one last year:sneaky2:

found these little fella's today hiding in the brash on the floor on a dead Sorbus twig (i think), could've been Salix though?

stinky!!

Had to go to the dentist this evening to get a tooth removed (a large molar) that i broke last year and had gone past being saved! I hate needles and pain anyway:blush: and now my mouth throbs and i've no tooth so i'm feeling a little bit sorry for myself but at least the missus is looking after me:001_tt2: Anyone else hate the dentist?

Although, theres a good camera effect app called camera360 on the android market Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Still a good pic though:thumbup: Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Looks like a giant fungus thats "spored" everywhere:lol: Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Nice one, cheap free tv Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Dont you still need a TV license to watch tv on the internet? Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Yup made that mistake before with the leaves, they wrapped round the flywheel and set on fire on the jensen a530:001_rolleyes: This is going straight on the bonny:thumbup: Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Just taken down the rather large dead stem of my dad's cordyline There are some new shoots in the soil surrounding the stem that are now at about 6", but as I was cutting up the stem in chogs it didn't half stink of vinegar. Why? Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Is the alder straight up, like a ladder? Are there any points to reduce the height to, without "topping" the tree? Will a reduction on its own not suffice as usually the growth on an alder its out at the tips. Sometimes pics tell a thousand words:biggrin: Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

I'm using the VT with OP at the moment on my xtc fire, having no problems with it at all, ands find its great in the wet too:biggrin: Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

they where limes weren't they? Tilia, Gerrit mentioned I best not say any more we may get told off by David again:001_rolleyes:

i get 40 posts on a page:001_tt2: less time clicking and waiting for pages to load, easier to scroll down:thumbup:

10 pages? tis only 3 pages my man:biggrin:

i think somebody other than the kids loved it too:lol:

Thats the one:thumbup: