Tony Croft aka hamadryad

first two letters of its latin names Cl. se

first two letters of its latin names Cl. se

defo not in there! this ones a special fungus!

defo not in there! this ones a special fungus!

thats because its a bit dessicated after these warm days:thumbup1:

thats because its a bit dessicated after these warm days:thumbup1:

we have had the wettest season on record, monkies dont like it wet, and are prone to Armillarias in those waterlogged/very damp conditions, I dont say stuff just for the sake of it! weald clay does not mean waterlogged, clay has massive absorption qualities, and when dry may take a very long time to become damp again if at all, often the surface cracks making the water pocket but not the same as boggy conditions, the native habitat is the clue! CHILEAN PINE!

we have had the wettest season on record, monkies dont like it wet, and are prone to Armillarias in those waterlogged/very damp conditions, I dont say stuff just for the sake of it! weald clay does not mean waterlogged, clay has massive absorption qualities, and when dry may take a very long time to become damp again if at all, often the surface cracks making the water pocket but not the same as boggy conditions, the native habitat is the clue! CHILEAN PINE!

lepiota aspera IMO nice one sean, not a common fungi that!

lepiota aspera IMO nice one sean, not a common fungi that!

lovely line of vigour/force flow in second shot, cracking shot

lovely line of vigour/force flow in second shot, cracking shot

chicken, fistulina and Felugio:thumbup1:

chicken, fistulina and Felugio:thumbup1:

I have no idea Sean, theres so much vandalism going on hard to say

I have no idea Sean, theres so much vandalism going on hard to say

The Romanians where making Barrels for schnapps out of it, stunning they was:thumbup:

The Romanians where making Barrels for schnapps out of it, stunning they was:thumbup:

your suspicions are all correct, and i am with you on this particular case.

your suspicions are all correct, and i am with you on this particular case.

cool as a glacier!

cool as a glacier!

Had a stroll in My beloved wood today, missed her I have, there are many woods I visit, some overwhelm me in their stature and presence, but Whippendell, well she is an intimate little wood, with more character and mozaic features than you can shake a stick at, and everytime I return it feels like home. A fine group of trees, the Oak right of shot showing classic basal buckling from brown rot (most likely Laetiporus sulphureus) [ATTACH]100391[/ATTACH] Ganoderma sp, most likely Australe on veteran beech, showing the finest of reiterative roots forming via the embryonic natre of Callus/occlusion tissues. [ATTACH]100392[/ATTACH] One of my biggest ATF records at whip, a sweet chestnut of 8metres plus [ATTACH]100393[/ATTACH] and her smaller sister at 6 plus [ATTACH]100394[/ATTACH] A fistulina bracket on the above Castenea [ATTACH]100395[/ATTACH] Armillaria rhizomorphs on Beech roots, with Perenniporia fraxinea in background [ATTACH]100396[/ATTACH] A recently veteranised Beech, one of three of a group and the last survivor of the three. [ATTACH]100397[/ATTACH] Laetiporus sulphureus on failed (also cause of failure) prunus avium [ATTACH]100398[/ATTACH] meripilus [ATTACH]100399[/ATTACH] Muntjac feeding on Holly regen [ATTACH]100400[/ATTACH] Colybia fusipes, a great image to confirm my thoughts on this parasite of Oaks and often Beech too, note the reiterative roots, a typical scenario and why in the long term Colybia can win with low vigour/vitality trees. It feeds on cambium tissues and fine roots up to 2 inches or so in diameter. [ATTACH]100401[/ATTACH] Learning from whip all the time, this earth boundary was planted in sequence of Oak beech, never noticed before but its a definite pattern. [ATTACH]100402[/ATTACH] My nightmare scenario seems to have occurred here, phytopthora, and its looking bad. I have been dreading this moment for years, Now this is war on those responsible for the importation for thirty years of pathogens from a country that couldnt give a flying whatsit about our trees, just like the border control agencies. [ATTACH]100403[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]100404[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]100405[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]100406[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]100407[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]100408[/ATTACH] A couple of shots of my baby beech natural pollard via Laetiporus sulphureus, ring barked Sycamores starting to wane and a windo of light seems to be helping her no end, her leaves are bigger and greener than last year and the black sooty fungus that was colonising the bark is fading! RESULT:001_cool: [ATTACH]100409[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]100410[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]100411[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]100412[/ATTACH]

Had a stroll in My beloved wood today, missed her I have, there are many woods I visit, some overwhelm me in their stature and presence, but Whippendell, well she is an intimate little wood, with more character and mozaic features than you can shake a stick at, and everytime I return it feels like home. A fine group of trees, the Oak right of shot showing classic basal buckling from brown rot (most likely Laetiporus sulphureus) Ganoderma sp, most likely Australe on veteran beech, showing the finest of reiterative roots forming via the embryonic natre of Callus/occlusion tissues. One of my biggest ATF records at whip, a sweet chestnut of 8metres plus and her smaller sister at 6 plus A fistulina bracket on the above Castenea Armillaria rhizomorphs on Beech roots, with Perenniporia fraxinea in background A recently veteranised Beech, one of three of a group and the last survivor of the three. Laetiporus sulphureus on failed (also cause of failure) prunus avium meripilus Muntjac feeding on Holly regen Colybia fusipes, a great image to confirm my thoughts on this parasite of Oaks and often Beech too, note the reiterative roots, a typical scenario and why in the long term Colybia can win with low vigour/vitality trees. It feeds on cambium tissues and fine roots up to 2 inches or so in diameter. Learning from whip all the time, this earth boundary was planted in sequence of Oak beech, never noticed before but its a definite pattern. My nightmare scenario seems to have occurred here, phytopthora, and its looking bad. I have been dreading this moment for years, Now this is war on those responsible for the importation for thirty years of pathogens from a country that couldnt give a flying whatsit about our trees, just like the border control agencies. A couple of shots of my baby beech natural pollard via Laetiporus sulphureus, ring barked Sycamores starting to wane and a windo of light seems to be helping her no end, her leaves are bigger and greener than last year and the black sooty fungus that was colonising the bark is fading! RESULT:001_cool:

I had my suspicions for many years, today for the first time the Meripilus showed its ugly head, now this image shows that Meripilus can be lived with for MANY decades. This kind of root adaptation and compensation takes years to form, many many years. Im am on the fence regarding the threats of Meripilus, not the fungi so much as the mechanical effects, as with most fungal issues of the bracketed variety it is the mechanics that cause the major issues. [ATTACH]100380[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]100381[/ATTACH]