Tony Croft aka hamadryad

nice post, that iceman you speak of actualy had 3 fungi on him all of which are associated with birch. Inonotus obliquos Piptoporus betulinus Fomes fomentarius There appears to be some controversy over which one of the two (I.obliquos and F. fomentarius) is the true tinder fungus. Both are very good, with different qualities, the most fascinating is The I. obliquos though which i found out recently makes a very nice incense. Been playing around with them all a bit myself of late:001_cool:

nice common! was that bout mid late twenties

the bag I bought off this thread, i.e the 17 quid jobby is perfect for putting my rope and harness in, no more coiling, just unzip lay it out open and slap my harness on, best 17 quid ive spent in a long time

thats a gano rot, the tree has had a hard life with occlusion rolls at the base

If its an attack on the forum, maybe it is subject to the powers that be, but when a single contributor is persistently trolled by another member? I think not so much. I received a ban from another forum once for far less, if the quote above is true, then its a new direction that is long overdue IMO

Its a shame we tick that box on the returns! look up consent of the governed

can also indicate last remaining uninterrupted vascular pathways due to major cross sectional area being decayed/dysfunctional. Therefore showing growth, while the remaining shows none. Perenniporia is fairly aggressive in my experience

yes, all considered, was not intending to put the tony croft up on top at all but despite insisting the mrs went ahead! the art work was of a standard stock library, shall find out which one:thumbup1:

yep, and a good edible too, not that i am supposed to say things like that!

Dont take any notice of this lot, ive done it in clients gardens many times!

Been trying to create a brand name logo, any opinions gratefully received, good or Negative. Its deliberately broad and non specific as its going to be used in various forms.

I personaly dont think this is ozonium, but I like throwing spanners! lol It appears to be growing on some form of exudate, and a dark exudate at that, the kind of exudate I would associate with I.obliquos. I dont have a suggestion yet, but divine inspiration will strike at some point, I hope because its a weird one for sure. Never seen red tinged ozonium.

as above, a light scrub with a dish cloth for no stick pans and water is all you need. peeling of the old flaking layers also as you go, for those ultra white Jaquemontiis

thats a useful link, thanks:thumbup1:

good heads up, bought one straight off the bat!

I think this ones a rare one isnt it? if its the one im thinking of theres only a small record in wales

after the last run in with Mr Vine I've made a resolution to never twist or rather let others twist my knickers or melon:biggrin: Life is just too short, and getting your knickers in a twist just gives energy to vampires and trolls and haters

I think you might get some interesting results, there was a guy who did a talk at a BMSmeeting about three meetings (annual) ago who spoke of the effects of light and other stimuli effecting the growth and morphology of fungi. I cant remember his name now but im sure a little research could dig him out:thumbup1:

good shout that, Perenniporia I mean.

I dont stick my oar in too often, wouldnt want to mislead anyone with my orrent of utter BS and psuedo science:lol:

I wouldnt hold it against anyone, even the likes of David and I still have problems doing so, and many others too. everyone is doing the best they can, and should be commended for trying to engage the subject at hand (whatever it is) not made to feel like a numpty just because they are in the presence of somebody with more knowledge or experience.

"If answer appears overly complex (wordy) its probably wrong"- Einstein and if I caught you driving a chisel through this tree I would either kick your ladder out or tie your line to the base of the tree and leave you to ponder:lol: This isnt complex at all, what was at some stage a potentially two stem tree had one of the (lesser of the two) leads or first order limbs removed. this created a large wound, and along came Laetiporus sulphureus/Fistulina hepatica or a similar brown rot, (oaks have a diverse range of brown heart rotters associated with them) While the brown rot fungi colonised the aerated volume (Dysfunctional) the other rival first order limb/stem became Alpha and grew on unrestricted. At some stage (maybe its taken 30-40 years) the T/r ratio was reached by the brown rotter causing shrinkage in the heartwood and facilitating a minor T/r at or close to the sapwood area. Meaning that there may or may not be and obvious cavity, simply shrinkage in the colonised heartwood regions is sufficient to act as a cavitation, the lesser or greater degree of soft filling or undecayed materials effecting the mechanics of the tubular structures dynamics. In my personal experience this is a scenario that is as common as the tree species, the English Oaks Q. petrea and robur are very dominantly colonised by the two aforementioned fungi, both specialists in tannin/polyphenolic rich oak heartwood. If I HAD to quantify this I would begin with an incremental boring on the tension side (notch stresses are less prone to fail on tension than compressions) and find out the residual wall thickness and the extent of, type of decay and potential species identification via mycelial felts or streaks being present in the medullary rays (L. sulphureus) or a less orange more dark brown powdery nature (F. hepatica) and progress from the information gained in doing so. If Laetiporus was found to be in residence then it would be most prudent to progress to some kind of pruning to alleviate the issues, as Laetiporus is the no one culpit in stem failures of mature oaks

a fibre buckle due to brown rot in the heart wood and thinning of the cavity wall.

there is a comercial tip site in barnet lane

Thats the plan, just cant make up my mind which one to go for, lots of choices and prices!