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Id do it, yew is tough as old boots. If it is an immaculate tight prize hedge then maybe wait till spring.

I feel for you. I failed it last year 1 & 3% on management day. Last year I was told %'s, maybe give them a ring? There is an option for a remarking and to see how your papers were marked. I declined as mine had already been used for moderating, I think it was about a £100. May be worth it if you can spare it, see just where you lost marks. Better luck next time...

Through the post today, with merit, well chuffed! Many thanks to everyone on arbtalk who helped in anyway

Oh, thank you. Do any other fungi have this capability?

Go Hama good find!

Gerrit, am I right in thinking Pleurotus sp are saprotrophic? If so this would indicate dysfunction/dead wood in the roots, possibly mower damage or similar? Also odd to see oyster on roots, I've only ever seen it on trunk or higher...

Steve is currently doing one for me. Looking good so far go on, support the talk, you know it makes sense!

No worries. I just hope they are suber and not some other hybrid! Certainly looked right to me though.

Make a tasty meal! Worthy of a trip back to harvest...

In the post good sir

Very good, what was added?

From watford.gov.uk - As the site is a SSSI, the wood is managed primarily to meet Natural England’s objectives of maintaining woodland composition and structure through coppicing (the operation of cutting trees off at the base and allowing them to shoot multiple stems. Coppicing can usually be repeated many times and is a useful means of regenerating broadleaf species at short intervals); the management of the rides in the wood; and maintaining areas of non intervention.* Whippendell Wood has a management plan which takes into consideration all the requirements of maintaining a SSSI. The main species of tree in the wood are Pendunculate oak, beech, silver birch and ash.* There are also areas of hazel and hornbeam, holly, hawthorn, wild cherry and spindle.* Sycamore invasion (an exotic species) has occurred in several areas; this will be gradually felled to allow regeneration of the natural species.* Whippendell Wood is famous for its stunning displays of bluebells in the spring: the best time to visit to appreciate the glorious blue carpet is between the last week of April and the first week of May.* There are abundant areas of bramble, bracken and Dog’s mercury, and open grassy glades.* Unless it blocks a footpath, dead wood has been left to rot down, providing a perfect habitat for several rare and uncommon species of fungi and invertebrates.* The discovery of a fungus, Crepidotus cinnabarinus, in 1995 represents a new British record, and is only the fourth European record of this species.* Material from this fungus has been deposited at the national herbarium at Kew. So by the management plan deadwood only cleared from footpaths. Not to be firewood. Also, your r button seems to be sticking. If I didn't have family commitments I'd be there with my chain, if there's anything else I can do...

Oh ok, thanks again I didn't think the stipe was dark enough or that they were big enough. Rogers says caps 2-10cm, they were barely 2. I suppose shrooms rarely 'fit the mould'

Thank you. The birch stump referred to is the one with C purpureum and purple jelly a couple of pages back, after the last pics of the Gano on eucalyptus.

Thanks Gerrit, any idea on the small shroom on the birch stump? Also, pretty sure now the jelly fungus is purple jelly disc. Could you please point me in the direction of an explanation regarding the two different forms (also, is this two forms typical of all ascomycetes)? Thank you...

I'm looking at what is apparently cork oak soon for a quote, I could maybe post u a few

Disgusting. I wonder what the timber will be used for? Are there protected species you have photos of, whose habitat destruction would be an offence? Long shot....

Forgot to add, suspect Marismius...

Salix and Betula getting friendly, fungi underneath them. Bolete myco with birch I presume, no part of it bruised. also little fung beside, no idea on that except maybe Hygrophorous? cap was almost slimy

Three fungi on recently felled (last 12 months) birch stump. Chondrostereum purpureum, a couple of little Mycenas? and a jelly fungus, young purple jelly disc perhaps? probably not... Last three shots two days later...

Here you go...

It's annoying because it worked once before, so I know its possible. The app developers seem to ignore any query regarding this, oh well. Next update may work

Apparently since the the last update I only have two options: this forum / cancel Hmmm...?

Hi, I have tapatalk on Android, but have only ever once been able to upload photos from my phone. It says it is uploading them, but the message remains blank? Any ideas, or other forum apps that may work? Cheers

No such luck I'm afraid. Match test produced nothing but a smoulder from the surface, and no waxy layer was present. The top crust was very hard, and the flesh was fibrous and corky. I think it's one of the microscope duo... The tree has more brackets just starting to form all round the base. Also lots of little brown mushrooms all round the root zone, possibly connected, possibly not. I will try and post pics later, as I have not tried to id them yet.