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  1. David Humphries
    Pear rust (Gymnosporangium sabinae) .
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    Nice examples Alec/Mark Thanks for posting. .
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    I'd say that's a good shout. Frilled edge is a little unusual, but probably be start of desiccation. .
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    When you going back to check on the one you left Chris? Doesn't look like a Lycoperdon to me. Will be interesting to see how it developes. .
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    The Basque where I took the images has a very different growing environment for trees compared to most of the UK. Whereas the ones that Van Gogh painted were from nuenen in Holland where the climate is more similar to the UK. The comparable tree species in the basque region (birch, beech, oak, hazel and field maple) are quicker growing over there than here and are apparantly more hydrated. This seems to make them more tolerant to decay from what I witnessed. Having said that, the birch in the images were apparantly out of cycle, they probably would have been cut younger than they were left. .
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    It was in 2008, things change .
  7. David Humphries
    Pollard birches, Vincent Van Gogh 1884 Pollard birches, Basque 2009 .
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    I'm not sure, can't help as I don't have any Id books at hand. .
  9. David Humphries
    Looks good for the greasy (from a colour and morphological perspective) Shame you couldn't get a slice to confirm. But classic MO Small request, could you post an image as well as the Imagur link for future reference? I think more people would see what your talking about as I don't believe everyone visiting this thread clicks your links which might mean they miss out. .
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    Yep working now, very nice find. Seems to be being noted more regularly over the last couple of years. Would be interesting to know if it's host range is widening like that of Fomes fomentarius. .
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    Fruiting bodies on Image 6 I believe to be Fistulina (possibly Confistulina hepatica) on the sweet chestnut. Images 7-9 I believe to be from the Ganoderma complex. Without flesh images I couldn't say for sure which of applanatum or australe it is. .
  12. David Humphries
    Looks like its crashed Chris .
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    Cool, funnily enough I was driving past there today on the way back from Essex. Unfortunately didn't have the time to stop off.........was it fruitful? .
  14. David Humphries
    Hello Your examples appear to be Laetiporus sulphureus (chicken of the woods) Fistulina hepatica (beefsteak) one of the Ganoderma species, possibly Ganoderma applanatum and one of the Pholiota species' possibly Pholiota aurivella. All these species have the ability to degrade wood to some degree, from being parasitic through to being saprophytic. I would suggest a full site survey of your trees by an Arboriculturist to provide advice on your group of trees as a whole. .
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    When you're as sad as I and others that don't really need mentioning, you tend to find yourself looking out for fungi in all manor of places. Even when one is meant to be getting away from the stresses & constaints of work, whilst on R&R with the tribe . Travelled a near 100 mile round trip to watch the lad play at Braintree Towns stadium today and ended up going for a stroll at half time to stretch the the old legs. One road, two trees, Rigidoporus ulmarius on horse chestnut and Perenniporia fraxinea on poplar. .
  16. David Humphries
    Inclusion looks like it could peel at any time Nice fly agaric .
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    Never been too confident on the differences between the two species and I don't have any resources at hand, so I'm out ! .
  18. David Humphries
    Very nice, cool find Shaun .
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    Common as muck so they are .
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    The common earthball, (Scleroderma citrinum) uncommonly growing out of an oak log rather than the ground .
  21. David Humphries
    Are you 100% certain its Armillaria mellea and not one of the other more benign Armillaria species? .
  22. David Humphries
    Looks like lichen to me Something like Amandinea punctata http://fungi.myspecies.info/all-fungi/amandinea-punctata .
  23. David Humphries
    Mycorrhizal bolete species. Possible Xerocomellus chrysenteron (red cracking bolete) .
  24. David Humphries
    Looks like Meripilus .
  25. David Humphries
    North London Oak The last images have been shared before but the first two are earlier shots from before I knew it. Taken circa1900 Taken circa 1975 Various taken over the last few years .

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