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  1. Kveldssanger
    I'm starting a thread on the lacquered bracket (Ganoderma resinaceum) as it's probably my favourite fungus. From an urban tree management perspective, it's one I see quite a bit, and therefore get to track the growth rate and host range of this species quite well. Obviously, this thread isn't limited exclusively to my finds, so by all means if others can tally in with images, rates of growth, peculiar hosts, and so on, then that'd be stellar. I'll get the first few uploaded today and tomorrow, so hopefully this topic can gain some momentum. If there are any scientific papers on this fungus, please also link them. I know Schwarze has done a bit of research into the fungus' pathogenicity, as have a few other researchers.
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    I'll raise Inonotus hispidus to this. Closer ones, please.
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    Wouldn't the compressive forces actually push the two stems away from one another, though? The force comes from the centre of the union, not the periphery, and the tensile forces on the outside of either stem at the confluence would imply that it's an outward-acting force. Yes, the compression emanates at the centre, but the compressive force itself forces the stems apart, I would think.
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    Nice photos there, David. Will try to see the Aurantiporus when I'm up on Sunday, as I have never seen that before. Always good to see Fistulina hepatica fruiting on the inside of an oak. Caught a few doing just that recently, including one in a burned out oak in a really exposed location at a field boundary. Probably the only place it could actually produce a bracket without getting pelted by strong winds!
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    If you're trying to take a shot of some blackened fungi on the upper stem there on the beech, it could be dried Inonotus cuticularis. Potentially also drying Laetiporus sulphureus if it's more brown.
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    They probably called you a bastard as well.
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    That's really cool to see.
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    Panasonic DMC-FZ72EB. Figured I needed one for the Heath this weekend so got it in store at Currys. The guy knew a fair bit so ran me through everything in store, and I am actually really pleased with it (having used it a good few times). Suits what I need it for and only cost £200. Even the missus found it quite cool, ha. Need to get used to all these buttons and settings, now.
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    Last one.
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    Cheers, David. Variable morphology, certainly! Potential for it being a species complex? You also may recall during the winter I posted some images of a fungus way up in an oak. Narrowed it to D. confragosa or D. quercina. Well, got back there today with my new camera and got these beauties. Top two are the old camera and bottom three the new one, for comparison. Another one on the post after, too. It be oak mazegill. The oak also has some nice chicken on an old wound, too.
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    No, as I was on holiday at the time.
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    From my perspective, not at all. Fact of the matter is, it doesn't even really matter how sure he is. The fact is, he is inquisitive enough to research it, and look to query and build upon existing reseach (notably that of Shigo's) for the betterment of the arboricultural industry. He could only be 10% sure of what he has right now, and I really wouldn't care, as the fact is that he's coming up with some curious observations that certainly warrants further research. Scientific advancement doesn't happen overnight, and he might still not be sure ten years from now. But who really cares? We're moving forward, and you're not the one doing this specific research (I would imagine).
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    Of course it's a good thing. It was only easier as you were more ignorant back then, and I mean that in the most polite of ways. I'm reading Schwarze's Diagnosis and Prognosis... at the moment, and he alludes to exactly this.
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    Puzzlement is a step up from not possessing the knowledge, and being aware of the context such knowledge was provided in. Not everything is so simple as 1+1=2, and branch attachment is certainly one of those. Tree mechanics is a beast that is far harder to tame than the engineering of static and non-living materials ever will be. Have some guts to learn, and be puzzled all the way through.
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    Spotted these on a dead birch log (B. pendula) in some local woodland. I admit I don't know what these are. The markings appears similar to Lenzites betulina on the upper surface, though the tube layer is not at all similar. It also looks a little too thick at the margin to be typical Trametes species. Anyone have an idea as to what this fungus could be? Also seems too small and unbruised to be D. confragosa.
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    [ame] [/ame] A video by Tibor Hartel on Romanian wood pastures. Really quite fantastic, and some lovely music to go along with it!
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    Polyporus squamosus is the top one (the top three photos). Bottom photo I am unsure - potentially Postia sp. I am sure David will have a better idea.
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    [ame] [/ame] This is a really good seminar, presented in Brussels in Nov' 2015. Probably some familiar faces for some of you! Worth the watch.
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    I must upgrade my camera, as currently it's 14 megapixel camera with a serious inability to zoom without fogging up more than a Chinese city on a still day. My question is: with a budget of £250-£400, what really good camera can I get with my money, that can take pictures of minute beefsteak fungi way up in the crown of a large oak, zoom in brilliantly to a small Coprinus at the base of a tree, and tolerate changes in illumination (going from open to closed canopy). Also want to take photos of trees, of course! I don't mind buying additional lenses separately. Thanks.
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    I wouldn't trust a politician with anything, and particularly one running for a presidency or prime minister role. However, the discussion about Trump has taken away from an even more serious issue: the sheer level of corruption surrounding the Clintons. It's quite incredible that such a duo can even get anywhere near winning one person's vote, let alone millions. [ame] [/ame] [ame] [/ame] I would vote for neither Trump or Clinton.
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    I was more referring to most of them being online somewhere.
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    I didn't realise anyone paid for British Standard documents!
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    Photos are way too small.
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    Boletus sp. (I would suspect), perhaps mycorrhizal on a nearby oak. I am only presuming, though. As David says, more pictures would help. Turns out it doesn't have a stem, so perhaps I am very wrong.
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    It does indeed appear so. I spoke with Windsor on the phone about it as well briefly and sent them over the maps and images, and they were also pleased. As neither trees were found to have been host to oak polypore prior to these finds, it's certainly more important than if we just found a 'repeat' - makes it all the more pleasing, for me. I'll probably stop banging on about it to friends and family by the end of the week hah. Windsor did offer to show me around and how they manage their trees. I'll certainly take them up on that offer. Evidently they have a lot of responsibility for many rare species, and the number of healthy veteran trees, new trees to be the next generation, and standing and fallen deadwood is fantastic. So much variation in the landscape no doubt helps with species richness.

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