Tony Croft aka hamadryad

maybe its just the photo, just looks a bit more like Pawlonia, aka the foxglove tree but thinking about it, yours arent pink enough, ignore me, im sure your right:thumbup:

thats a good idea:thumbup1:

I eat them raw for the health:thumbup1: a chewy woodland treat, tasteless and like rubber, but really good for you! its a medicinal. your really starting to get this lark sorted matty, nice shot of the spores from kretz, top draw.

I reckon it would carry two full grown stags at a push, easy peezey a big old stag singly

Hoping the colour rendition is better this time:001_cool:

paulownia!?

I dont know what grass it is, it was a weed in a wheat field, I wouldnt think it would in isolation do a horse much harm less it was a racey thorough and a bit sensitive, too many of these though and I should think it might send em a bit scatty

I cant find it, thought I had that paper but was looking and seem to have misplaced it, got the fungal biology issue its in though, shall have to dig it out and have another read.

agreed

That sounds like a good book series, should I be putting that into book club? got an ISBN number?

The Ergot, a first find for me, very happy Fungi nerd! Phellinus ribis, only my second find, again, very happy especially as its a classic form, awesome illustration. and finally a rather desperate Ganoderma resinaceum.

Good posts david, good points and info all round. I have had some considerable opportunities to study this uba rare shy fruiting fungi and have come to understand a little bit of why it is so rare. I spoke to Lynne body about the Polypore, it is a very poor combatant and a very, very slow grower however i dont think thats the real issue, all the trees I have come across bar one have had one thing in common, extreme desiccation, something its fellow brown rotters do not like, least not to the extremes that P. quercinus will endure, this may be its speciality and Niche, hence its rarity these days. There is another seldom seen fungi that may help as an indicator for the Oak polypore, at least assist a little in tracking down the right substrate, the wild serpula, S. himantoides which I have learned is rather fond of dry internal cavities of old oaks, especially @ Windsor. As always just some initial observations noted but I usually find I'm on the right track with my instincts. I have a idea I know the decay now too, and the stains associated, which would make me able to identify F. hepatica, Daedalea quercina, Laetiporus sulphureus and Piptoporus quercinus by decay only! Might show you an image to elude to the pips presence in private sometime. You was very privileged to get such a viewing of Staverton. It pains me to say it, but the site should be closed to all but the most serious of researchers.

The robustus is a new site, as for the quercina, well you know where, two trees that wasnt fruiting last time so thats five trees hosting that I know of now. I do intend to get in touch with Martyn very soon, I need his input for the research im doing as well as loads of records to sort out. I found Robustus at Petworth park a while back too which I think maybe a new site also. I found some crackers today, one a new species the other only a second find for me, and a lovely G. resinaceum group, so much around this year. Will get the images up in a mo:thumbup1:

you went to staverton without me didnt you, I thought you loved me too, off the xmas card list now you are.

Suits me fellas, now lets get back to some hardcore fungi porn shall we, mmm what do you fancy?.... how about mmmm Phellinus robustus, Phellinus punctatus and piptoporus quercinus from my little kent shindig today:001_cool:

The law of attraction my dear fellow, that esoteric nonsense that seems to have stood me in good stead mycologicaly speaking. You really should make the time Jonny, my forays are legend!

aye, or is that Iyyye:thumbup:

either date fine with me, as for Staverton, that is my fave location in the entire land! that is very much a place to go!

Its O.k, its one of those Myco geeky sites! arbs know it but the WAB lot rant about it, went twice, but not in peak season, the great bit is its on the way back from Sherwood forest so I get the two in on a weekend usualy. Does make for a particularly abundant photo session!

thats a special place! has that energy:001_cool: what was the location, was it beck row?

Have you ever been to Clumber Sloth?

matty if you rook it that way then i am sorry for that, it was not meant tobe in any way shape nor form, you know me better than that. When have i ever done anything but encourage you? there is no league matty, were all rank beginners, it is only the love of truth that counts, that pursuit over all else.

figures like that are often way off the mark, i mean a small sample area is not representative. lovely creatures though

our 08 plate is a PITA, engine management issues that even the dealer cant stop, we have had to learn to live with it now, occasionaly goes into limp mode 2k revs and lower only, is useless for an arb truck

Your digs are more subtle these days jonny:lol: Fungicides, well all but sulphur at high concentrations, ie toxic to life in general bar probably archaea:001_tt2: As for what the king is wearing, do you really believe that i am that man, that I have this "ego" regarding my position in life? come and have a day out with me and some of the others, you never know you might enjoy yourself, we do, even when were talking utter Blx:lol: