David Humphries

A man of peak physical health and fitness should heal in no time Stevie........... .........don't know any of those types, so should probably take me about 6 months I'd say .

You're welcome Fred. It's at the area known as the beeches near to Hampstead gate. You'll probably recall that the canopy is pretty closed around these trees so it gets lots of protection against wind load. We'll add it to 'keep an eye on it' list The soil is full of mycorrhyza with plenty of Tree species specific Russulas (and others no doubt) which makes for a very healthy growing environment and is probably why (as well as little compaction) that these trees have good vitality and regenerative capacity. .

Howdee Nick Do you not remember that copper beech at Golders? It was pretty much the same, with little decay. We only reduced it as the neighbouring tree had gone over in a big storm and opened the canopy to increased wind load. Of course it has to be said that there are many occasions where trees with Merip become unstable and will require 'massive reductions' or removal. I guess the site/tree history and growing environment is key. .

turned out (after listening with a nylon hammer), that there was very little (almost no) decay in the lateral structural roots which suggests the presence of the Merip is perhaps more to do with the recycling of the older unneeded root system under the trunk. first opportunity for Jack (new team member) to see what the air spade was about. .

Tall full crowned woodland beech with fruiting of Meripilus giganteus popping out from between buttresses around its entire circumference. Open access to a couple of dozen dog walkers each day. We air spaded some of the soil and looked at sections of the root crown to ascertain the level of dysfunction and decay. .

not found it to be uncommon Chris .

Jeez Louise, I wish ! Was aiming For at least a couple of more inches higher but fractured me toe last weekend, so did well considering This thread is seriously lacking any Bolam input me thinks .

second one probably suggests the Larch Bolete, Suillus grevillei .

Beech airspade lunge...... .

what were the predominant tree species around it? .

Not uncommon on plane Chris. Meripilus has a fairly wide host range, like these from an older thread. Have seen it on horse chestnut, ash, oak and London plane this week. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/fungi-pictures/49997-meripilus-giganteus-giant-polypore-its-host-range.html .

The mycorrhyzal species of Xerocomus chrysenteron (red cracking bolete) in oak woodchip mulch and Russula violeipes (velvet brittle gill) on beech roots. .

Cheers, will pass that on.

Thanks Bikewoo, I'll let Steve know, think it's an ongoing problem. Are you finding this from the main website page or from the app? Cheers .

There's 962 records in the FRDBI data base of (Psuedo)Inonotus dryadeus in the UK. (A fraction of the real number out there, as it's not particularly scarce from my and others experience) It's not called the oak bracket for nothing, there's about 20 or so of those 962 records that aren't from Quercus species which include ash, beech, horse chestnut, hazel, London plane, alder (and very dubiously pine !) There is no record of dryadeus on Apple. I think a lot of those 20 or so records are possibly misidentified, probably being Ganoderma resinaceum and Perenniporia fraxinea. On the balance of probabilities your example is i think is Ganoderma resinaceum. Inonotus dryadeus (when forming) has gutation (droplets) which I can't see on your image. Can you get back to it when it's matured? If it does turn out to be dryadeus, you should probably contact the herbarium at Kew, as they would be VERY interested. British Fungi - record details .

Think I would agree .

Think the second gallery are Coprinus species and the growth on the poplar rib may be a Postia species .

would of preferred it if there was some inter-species breeding going on, but hey ho you can't have everything .

The issue that puzzles me with the images, is around the spore colour. I would agree with a lot of the remarks pointing to Meripulus as the clumps appear to resemble desiccated fronds of M. giganteus. Both M. giganteus and Laetiporus sulphureus have white to cream coloured spore. I'm farily confident that what we can see here in the images (on the surface of the vegetation) is of a cocoa colour, similar to what we more commonly associate with the Ganoderma spore. (you can see where the spore has been partly rubbed off on the leaves on the second image) I'm not suggesting these are any of the Ganoderma complex. Its possible that what can be seen is not actually spore but from my experience in the field I see a lot of examples of this occurence where the exiting basidiospores dust and coat the nearest surfaces (leaves/bark/fence posts etc....). So due to this I'm going to sit on the fence with this one Guy as I know not of any other similar species that might fit the bill, certainly from this side of the Atlantic. Chris Luley doesn't offer up any alternatives in his US Wood Decay Fungi Manual. .

cool, good capture with the lady bug in background .

Hello Will this one is Rigidoporus ulmarius not Aurantiporus. Have a look at the wedges in the directory..... Rigidoporus ulmarius - David Humphries’s Fungi Directory - Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists Aurantiporus fissilis - the Greasy bracket - David Humphries’s Fungi Directory - Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists Out of interest, did you use a resource to help Id it? thanks David .

That's great imagination ! Thanks for sharing. .

Fine sets of shots again Chris. Did you consider taking a slice out of the dryadeus to see the flesh, tubes and pore layer? Tree looks to have a fairly substantial lean toward the property, any thoughts to reduction? .

oak in a tightish spot.... .

Both sets are Fistulina Chris. .