Jimbob McGinty

hehe Totnes, twinned with Narnia and Area 51 (depending which road you drive in on), alternative type places do tend to attract trustafarians mind eg Stokes Croft (Brizzle)

doesnt sound like a bright future for this tree then, it has a TPO on, should the landowner inform the local authority about it?

cheers, yep it does look like a walnut whip

please standby while i work out how to get pictures to appear...

This large bracket is growing out of an large old wound on a 60-70ft beech. its brown, woody and layered above and bright white below. Doesnt appear to be doing the tree anygood, some quite advanced rot in parts of the heartwood visible in the wound . crown appears to be thinning too. can anyone id it, and predict what will happen to the tree, eg how fast will it kill it? cheers

This sounds plausible, the Tortworth Chestnut (1200-odd yr old sweet chestnut 2 mins from M5 J14 if you're passing) has done the same, where limbs have reached the ground they have suckered and the one tree is more or less its own little copse. No reason a beech wouldn't do the same? Really interesting, where's this beech to?

This sounds plausible, the Tortworth Chestnut (1200-odd yr old sweet chestnut 2 mins from M5 J14 if you're passing) has done the same, where limbs have reached the ground they have suckered and the one tree is more or less its own little copse. No reason a beech wouldn't do the same? Really interesting, where's this beech to?

Been involved in lots of powerline storm resilience clearance involving the (unnecessary imho) dismantling / felling of some enormous old trees, saddening (but good work at the same time)

Been involved in lots of powerline storm resilience clearance involving the (unnecessary imho) dismantling / felling of some enormous old trees, saddening (but good work at the same time)

thanks Tony, appreciated :-)

ps have looked in other literature and a pics on this site and elsewhere - just can't quite match it. If there's any doubt, there's no doubt so I won't stick it in a risotto!

they get bigger if you click them If it aids identification, that is the whole bracket, about 4-6" across, it was growing solitary. above ground level, out of the raised end on an old fallen branch. I thought the orange-red underside quite distinctive and the top is sort of creamy / magnolia colour. A probably / probably not would suffice - is there a sure-fire way of identifying sulphur polypore?

found me some fungus today, growing on a dead log in a deciduous woodland. Can anyone confirm it is Chicken of The Woods? It is juicy exuding clear liquid when pressed and has a consistency similar to that of chicken. but I'd like to be sure what it is before I cook and eat it Cheers above: below: