56 minutes ago, slack ma girdle said:

Found these whilst surveying,  possibly Entoloma,  but not sure.

Any thoughts

What tree species were they near? 

46 minutes ago, Rich Rule said:

He is pretty sure it is Suillus granulatus.

 

if there’s a slight pink tinge to the base of the stem (pink hyphae) then it’s likely to be collinitis, if there isn’t any pink, then probably granulatus

On 08/10/2023 at 08:28, slack ma girdle said:

Beefsteaks yesterday .

The first looks like it has been squeezed out by the tree.

The second is an old one, but what caught my eye was its blue rim. Is this some kind of fungi living on a fungi?

probably a trichoderma mould species 

If pores, then they may be one of the mycorrhizal bolete species like Suillus collinitus or Suillus granulatus. 

Can you ask your friend if they had gills or pores Rich? 

Xylaria polymorpha (dead man’s fingers) 

13 hours ago, Mike Hill said:

Growing on an old bit of Sycamore bark in my wood pile.

A slime mould species Mike, did you lick it? 😁 possibly one of the Physarum species. 

On 27/09/2023 at 19:09, slack ma girdle said:

I give up.

I keep coming back to Podoscypha multizonata, but i don't think it is.

Might be an earth fan species, compare to one of the thelophora sp

11 hours ago, ClintG said:

Base of False Acacia.

 

Aurantiporus fissilis?

Its not Aurantiporus, its either going to be Ganoderma resinaceum or Perenniporia fraxinea. I think its likely to be the latter. Ideally a wedge of the flesh and tubes would be needed to confirm. Also look for spore deposit on the leaves or webs. Ganoderma will be cocoa brown, Perenniporia will be cream/white.

10 hours ago, ClintG said:

Base of Willow stem.

laetiporus sulphureus

On 17/09/2023 at 18:42, slack ma girdle said:

Daaaaaaaavid

I am veering towards Hydnellum spp.

What you reckon ?

looks good for Hydnellum sp, what was it growing with and where abouts? 

Maybe Sterium hirsutum (Hairy Curtain Crust) for the last one? 

12 hours ago, Steve Bullman said:

Is it not unusual to find this at the base?

Unusual but I’ve seen hispidus at the base of trees before, they don’t read the books 😄

Probably Inonotus hispidus (Shaggy polypore)

Depending on the level of occupancy around the immeadiate vicinity of the tree, I suggest you have it assessed by a professional Arborist that has access to the knowledge and equipment required to undertake assessment of potential basal decay and any associated stability issues. 

7 hours ago, ClintG said:

Near dead standing Ash.

 

looks like Abortiporus biennis growing on the dead roots. 

Parasol (Macrolepiota procera)

Yeah possibly, any shots of the flesh and tubes? 
 

worth considering Postia stiptica as a look a like to compare

6 hours ago, Paul Cleaver said:

Hi David,

See photos attached 

Regards Paul 

Yeah, looks like Abortiporus to me. 
 

the pores bruise like that 

I think it might be early forming Abortiporus biennis.

will be worth going back to it in a week or so to see how it develops. 
 

did you take a slice to see within for flesh and tubes? 

Might be worth looking at the soil for contamination, trowel out some volume and have a smell. Could be that oil, diesel or some other chem has been ‘accidently’ allowed to escape into the soil horizon in that part of the root zone and killed off the roots leading to sectional dysfunction/dieback.

What’s the history of the site use in that particular area?

How long has that street light been there, looks relatively recent.

Hi Rich, hope you’re all well mate? 
 

on juniper it’s likely to be Gymnosporangium sabinae

its a species that has dual tree host, juniper is the primary host and and pear is the secondary host.

Fine example of geotropism with this Ganoderma on a fallen oak

9 hours ago, Suffolk Dave said:

Both looked like pulled apart one was like 

Rough parting, the other  looked just liked it popped off  clean

Any images of the failures? 

I’d tend to agree that graft points are uncommon failure points in beech. We looked at some copper grafts in 2016 and didn’t find much to be alarmed about.