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  1. David Humphries
    No imagination Chris .
  2. David Humphries
    This 'interesting' planting scheme caugh my eye whilst passing
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    Some bits and pieces over last couple of days in and around north London. Few from the mycorrhizal Russula complex, possibly R. atropurpurea, here on the roots of oak Perenniporia fraxinea on Lombardy pop, one for the chop later in the year Ganoderma resinaceum on a roadside London plane Scleroderma citrinum lurking at the edge of a woodland glade Grifola frondosa extensively fruiting off the roots of this oak in ancient woodland Collybia fusipes fruiting from behind bark on this fallen oak trunk Calvatia gigantea apparantly fruiting from the dash of the Landrover The remarkable Podocypha multizonata on oak roots .
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    Nice dryadeus. Gotta love that gutation . .
  5. David Humphries
    I've recently writen an article for Field Mycology on the Confistulina issue, just waiting on a few pointers from Martyn before it goes for edit/publication. In essence they were never two seperately named species just purely different sexual stages, so both should be listed as Fistulina hepatica with reference made (if needed) to which stage is being produced, be that anamorph or telomorph, or if its showing both stages then holomorph could be used. .
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    Howdee Nick thread already running on this posted a few weeks ago. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/fungi-pictures/102752-important-fungi-name-changes.html Interesting and good to see the issue running across both here and UKTC Hows the new job? .
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    any time now..... these were all within a few meters of an oak this morning, captures fungal diversity pretty well. mycorhyzal and sapros popping up, more and more each day.......Podoscypha multizonata, couple of Russula sp, Collybia fuisipes, anamorphic Fistulina and Coprinus micaceus .
  8. David Humphries
    Cracking tree ! Reduction springs to mind .
  9. David Humphries
    Cool, Andy's a mine of fungal knowledge, taught me loads so he has. The Heaths mycology is literally bubbling away under the surface just waiting to erupt. Should be soon. .
  10. David Humphries
    Ah, that makes more sense, wasn't aware of any more fruitings on Sandy. Was your trip out across the Heath with Andy? .
  11. David Humphries
    Sandy Heath or West Heath Chris? The ones above are from Sandy Heath taken yesterday .
  12. David Humphries
    Cool, look forward to it In the meantime a couple of sneaky florets of Phaeolus schweinitzii trying to fool me and pretending to be Heterobasidion Here on the roots of a burnt out Pine shard .
  13. David Humphries
    Cut us a cross section from about 3" off the ground then we may be able to tell ya, all in the name of the advancement of science ofcourse .
  14. David Humphries
    Looks to be Ganoderma sp from where I'm sitting Jules? possibly applanatum, was the insipid looking brown crust fairly pliable? .
  15. David Humphries
    I suspect Meripilus giganteus. .
  16. David Humphries
    Sounds tricky, good luck with it. Wouldn't mind seeing some cross sections of the decay where both fungi are in the same area of wood, if you get the chance? .
  17. David Humphries
    Can't believe you trespassed to get those images (which are very good by the way) unless you were pretending to go in to the dentists? AgentArb used to live in the flats there and advised them to have it inspected. Not sure if they ever did. Lots of targets. .
  18. David Humphries
    Yep on both Id's Many targets? .
  19. David Humphries
    Not surprising as they share the exact same parts of their host but as you've noticed, the 'usual' fruiting timelines don't normally overlap like they're doing this year. Think I've only noted the two species converge their fruiting every two or three years. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/fungi-pictures/3367-dual-decay.html .
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    Personally I think its a case of horses for courses. Mrs Miggins will perhaps only really want to know its a 'fungus' that's affecting her scabby tree as to why it needs to come down.. Arbs working for Mrs Migginns (although rightly in need of on going CPD) will possibly only need to know it as 'honey fungus' for that interaction. Arbs/Consultants and TO's writing and reading reports might need to know that its Armillaria species, possibly a specific species. Any intereaction with the Mycological faculty will want to see up to date nomonclature used. I think clear communication to the needs of the person you're interacting with, is whats really important. Lets not put people off mycology by regularly moving the goal posts. .
  21. David Humphries
    Ha, we were discussing this very thing at work when Chris posted the first images. Telescopic camera poles have been used to look for OPM and Massaria in Holland I believe. .
  22. David Humphries
    Nice shots Jules, something fascinating about trees around memorials in general and where they inch slowly toward what seems to be an immovable object like a headstone only to push them nonchantly aside. Love this oak I went to see the other day, a complete brown rotted tube from crown break down to the floor. The aerial roots feeding the canopy were sucking the life out of the dead core. .
  23. David Humphries
    Got him from Kew during the summer transfers, on loan until the end of the fungal season .
  24. David Humphries
    Close to where I work there are examples of a classic (although failed) and contemporary version of voids, allowing roots/buttresses to stay unsevered. .
  25. David Humphries
    Ha ! good one .

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