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  1. David Humphries
    Heterobasidion annosum. I would imagine Heterobasidion annosum - Root Rot, Root fomes - David Humphries’s Fungi Directory - Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists .
  2. David Humphries
    Ganoderma resinaceum enveloping an elder (G. applanatum lower lhs, final image) .
  3. David Humphries
    Like that Are you going to bother guying it? Are there any real targets in and around the field? .
  4. David Humphries
    With the additional images and info I would also consider that the tree may have been subjected to a lightning strike. Spiralling die back and delamination of bark can be symptoms of this. .
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    I'm not really sure its that big a deal really, is it? I started at the beginning of trying learn about the fungal kingdom (like the majority i suspect) without the phonetics. Personally I think the correct spelling is what's really important. more often than not only the common name is needed in dialogue or correspondence with clients/colleagues. If it was my day job then adding to the additional info would be no biggy but I do have a day job and a life away from the fung (suprisingly, some would say ) We can put this in with other areas to discuss, the next time we review the directory. .
  6. David Humphries
    Posting links is ok (web address) but direct copyrighted material as in a PDF (particularly where it says so on the first page of the document) is not. .
  7. David Humphries
    Botanical (scientific) names are not strictly 'just' written in Latin, they are also derived from Greek. So technically speaking, it's specifically a written language with its origins in two different languages ergo no correct way of saying it .
  8. David Humphries
    Please do not post links to any BSI documents on Arbtalk as it is a breach of copyright and will undoubtedly get the site in to a heap load of trouble. Forum rules You agree, through your use of the Arbtalk forum, that you will comply with the posting guidelines outlined in this agreement. You also agree not to post in violation of any International or UK law. You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless you own the copyright or you have written consent from the owner of the copyrighted materials. .
  9. David Humphries
    its something that was muted a long while back, but it would be a fair amount of work and a software upgrade with associated costs and time etc. Don't think there has been many members asking this before, perhaps Steve has a better idea? .
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    a neighbouring tree, so have not had any imput into the management of it. Its a beech on a site which has SSSi status (Kenwood House) multiple fruiting of what I take to be Ganoderma applanatum/lipsiense crown height reduced possibly 10 years ago. Lower oclluding wound painted with whjat I'd imagine is an Arborex type wound sealant. Its in a fenced off area where public have no access. .
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    They (the site management) have a good case for this I feel, but to be honest I don't really have an opinion either way with these three specific trees. I beleive their collective loss to this imeadiate landscape would not have a huge impact on the aesthetics or the local ecology particularly over a reasonably short to mid term time span. Personally if I had any sort of part in the decision making process here I would make a compromise and take out two of them leaving just one which would have less of an impact on the aesthetics of the situation (i think that this may have been the intention with the planting of a group of three in the first place, and possibly got forgotten about. .
  12. David Humphries
    I didn't remember this one. was there a huge clamour at the time against the decision to remove them Mr Scale? .
  13. David Humphries
    Quite correct. I'm not sure about the plan for other trees in the group, which I think are sweet chestnut & oak. also if you look at the google aerial shot (unknown date) it shows a clear band of vegetation in front of the dairy cottege, where as this is now completely gone. so some work appears to have been carried out already. .
  14. David Humphries
    not sure you're entirely correct with your analogy here Peter. quick biology lesson........ the first picture below is a 'big stack of firewood' and the second picture is quite clearly a 'living, biologically functioning tree' there is actually a subtle difference .
  15. David Humphries
    I've been told that the the coppers were planted post 1950, but I think they may be a little older. trunk close up shows early signs of Claus Matthecks 'old sock' associated with internal decay .
  16. David Humphries
    This 1870's ordnance map shows the site closer to how it looked in Reptons original design. You can see that the beeches are not there. (just for context, these maps show the actual trees in their approximate locations) I've roughly plotted where the copper beeches are in the last map .
  17. David Humphries
    This morning a new thread was started on the UKTC forum concerning a 'proposal' to remove a small number of copper beech trees that were not in the original layed out Humphry Repton designed landscape copper beech felling at Kenwood House? The trees in question are at the English Heritage site of Kenwood House in north west London I live & work very locally to this site so thought I'd put up some visuals for anybody that is interested. .
  18. David Humphries
    Soft annual type bracket or hard perrenial type? If the former, I would hazard a guess at Ganoderma resinaceum Is it similar to this....... Ganoderma resinaceum - Lacquered Bracket - David Humphries’s Fungi Directory - Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists .
  19. David Humphries
    Hello, I've had a look at the survey but don't really feel the questions are aimed at my/our workplace ethos of maintaining trees. it feels as if the survey is really only looking at the negative (perhaps majority) side of the equation. Also it may have been beneficial to have had structural weakness as an option in Q2 hope the feedback helps feel free to e-mail me for further dialogue regards David .
  20. David Humphries
    pretty wide attachment for G.adspersum, no? Not saying you're wrong .
  21. David Humphries
    Do you still have it, is this possible Owen? .
  22. David Humphries
    Most excellent Kevin. nice piece of work .
  23. David Humphries
    I know not, as sadly I'm nasaly challenged, everything in life has the scent of greying nasal hair I had considered your suggestion, as it does have a 'look' about it of F. pinicola with the characteristic margin, but rare here in the uk and mostly confined to softwoods having a handful of records on birch, beech and cherry. Ofcourse by its lack of record on ash, that doesn't mean its not associated with this host. British Fungi - record details Interesting hypothesis Jules .
  24. David Humphries
    Early stage of developement, so difficult to hone in on a species from my perspective. Always should consider taking a wedge out from the edge to show the colour/texture of the flesh and also the spore tubes. This helps massively with narrowing down an Id I would hazzard a 'guess' at Ganoderma applanatum, (but I reserve the right to change my mind on presentation of further information ) .
  25. David Humphries
    Can you take a wedge/slice through it to show the flesh and spore tubes? .

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