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

Hi,

From what I have been told, the original beech crown wept to the ground and suckered into the ring. Is this normal? I've never heard of it occurring before

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?

Hi,

From what I have been told, the original beech crown wept to the ground and suckered into the ring. Is this normal? I've never heard of it occurring before

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

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This is an excellent book, I would recommend it to ANYONE with any interest in trees. Detailed section on grafting.

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There's always utility arb, powerline work - that never stops. Find out who your local network operator is and find out which firms they contract the work to. You'll need Ua1 and Ua2.1, 2.2 and 2.3, though most firms will put you through these, and they are not difficult for anyone which half a brain and a bit of experience