David Humphries

Some impressive Laetiporus fruiting over the last few days down here in the balmy south. This particular host hasn't had fruit bodies for the last couple of years, guess it probably has a rest year after putting such a large set of sporophores.

Look like Velvet Erineum galls caused by tiny eriophyid mites, not seen that before. Not a fungi though.

I'm a Lime Hawk Moth (Mimas tiliae)

Got a little concerned when a tongue came out of the end of it and 'licked' my boot cap

A single rhizomorph string strikes out from its host in search of new meat

Continuing the Armillaria rhizomorph theme in this thread. various images showing extent of rhizomorphs growth. last image where the host wood volume had completely decayed away to nothing.

Got a bit of a soft spot for Owls, so reckon next time I'm in this pen I should leave the gate open for old Eddie here to have a taste of the wild.

Probably clear wing hornet moth exit holes. Sesia apiformis I've seen decay associated with these invasive holes (probably Ganoderma white type rot) so a bit surprised that the tomograph looks clean. can you go cut it down for us so we can compare Does this Picus set up have more than 16 sensors?

Don’t eat Laetiporus from Yew trees.The mycelium and fruit bodies absorb the toxins from the wood and bark. Many people have been known to become very unwell after ingesting Chicken of the Woods from Yew trees.

I'd say Pereniporia fraxinea

Looks like it

No, this is Laetiporus sulphureus, the chicken of the woods.

I'll try and find out. it won't be cheap but it's about increasing awareness of tree benefits to the public and the bean counters ergo increasing/maintaining budgets, so potentially a very worthwhile exercise.

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For the Yew? If so, then no special measures in terms of root protection.

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I suspect these are Pleurotus

At the other end of the scale from the red oak reduction above, here's a little experiment I've been watching for the last 10 years or so. Yew tree that was in the way of development. One of a pair that were down for removal. Rather than fell both we topped one to see what would happen. The Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) doesn't fruit every year and varies as to where it pops out. April 2007 May 2008 May 2009 June 2010 May 2018

Ta, but it's a pretty photogenic fung the old chicken, and of easy virtue, didn't even have to buy it a drink.

Hampstead Heath in Spring

Ganoderma pfeifferi fruiting out between two of the buttresses on a beech

Ganoderma definately Rigi has white flesh

Ta, but I just point the finger a bit, saddle work by Dendrophile & Jack

May of posted this earlier in the thread, but this is an update as there's been a new growing season. Red oak colonised by Ganoderma resinaceum. Just a tickle.....