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  1. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    common puff ball
  2. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Pholiota sp
    pholiota squarosa
  3. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    xylaria hypoxylon
  4. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    hygrocybe sp
  5. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Bulgaria sp
    Bulgaria iquinans
  6. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Ganoderma sp
    G. australe
  7. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Ink cap Westonbirt
    Thats the magpie inkcap
  8. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    you appear to be a contractor (avatar) so you consult as well?
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    so it is truly based purley on the amount of reports you intend to write? can they not get out the back door if your not "academicaly certified"
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    Spagnum moss bogs lock far more carbon, the carbon sequestered in the soils is a much bigger part of the picture in this global crisis. with 80% of forest eco system diversity revolving on a saprobic lifestyle what use is a young wood planted on a brown field site? very little till its got 300years into its cycle. but we should not discourage re planting new forests!
  11. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    well thats me out, cant grow a beard to save my life!
  12. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    The Tremella's! i came here for an education and I learnt something today, thanks to Mr humphries, i salute thee sir! So, there are 3 forms of Tremella that all have a similar appearance macroscopicaly speaking, all looking like this little beastie here, common name "the yellow brain" or for an older more ancient name, "witches butter" so called as it was often believed that when this grew out of your fence or rather gate posts you had been hexed by a witch, the only way to remove the hex/curse was to prick the fungus to let it ooze and die off! The important distinctions from a field identity point of view are thus- Tremella messenterica is a parasite of Peniophora (resupinate crust fungi) whilst Tremella arantia is a parasite of Stereum hirsutum Dacrymyces palmatus is another look-alike, but it grows on conifer wood, is smaller, has a tough, white point of attachment so there you have it!
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    Glad i was helpfull!
  14. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    O.k so your about to start up your own "consulting business" EXACTLY what do you need to have in order to "qualify" as a consultant and provide advice and reports? what would the insurance companies expect from you?
  15. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    does anyone know what cad would cost for a home user? not commercial?
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    I am green with envy, despite a VERY in depth search i cannot find a satisfactory comparisom, the only one i can think of is the poplar pholiota, which would probably find chestnut wood not discimilar, poor compartmentalisation no heart wood only ripe wood etc. looks a bit dark for it though. whatever pholiota it is, i would get a sample and send it off to kew my friend, this may well be a red data job.
  17. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Definatley, Pholiotas definatley NOT aurivella, the golden scaly cap, which has a yellow colouration throughout.
  18. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    i dont think it is possible to have any acracy with these things as far as a standard format is concerned for calculation. its more about the age of the forest.
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    I was talking utter rubbish on this one crepidotus i mean, it is a plurotus as bundles suggested and knew i had seen similar in ash, i suspect most likely plurotus dryinus.
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    thats the oldest chestnut! how do you get the jobs you want without the experiance you need to win those jobs! ever decreasing circles, TEP have some good papers on the subject i believe thay are avaliable for download via the TEP site.
  21. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    I am pretty certain what you have here is a common situation A tree gets overloaded the bark thins on the tension sides, (upper) then a surgeon comes along and reduces it hard to relieve the tension, the thin bark gets exposed to an abnormal amount of heat and light and scalds, then dies off. you often see it with a lightning strike scar because the strike often does the same job as the surgeon, loss of a top or heavy side branch opens up the canopy and sun scald. tree seems to be occluding the wounds o.k though, keep it reduced and a watchfull eye on it and it will be fine, further , a lot further down the line heart decay might be an issue but managing a lower profile should see it well into the future. Oaks a tough as boots kinda tree. I will add- try to retain as much epicormic growth oround the occluding ribs, this helps feed the callous
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    That is a good idea! after all who wants to explain EVERYword used everytime! would be a nightmare and somewhat patronising!
  23. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    I wasnt suggesting THAT! I am suggesting these threads are Bulgaria Iquinans, an asexual stage. Great point about the lenticels, hadnt even thought of that!
  24. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    sounds like the perfect dog for you then? ugly and stubborn, they say dogs are like their owners and vice versa!
  25. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    The Xylarias Members of the sac fungi, "the Ascomycotina" Hypoxylon ( the candlesnuff fungus) Longipes (dead Molls fingers) polymorpha (dead mans fingers)

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