Kveldssanger

Uploaded the whole album of cushion bracket on greengage here -

From today... Loads of Phellinus pomaceus on greengage (not included below - anyone interested?). Polyporus squamosus upon Acer saccharinum. First time I have observed this association in the flesh.

Nice shots!

Hahah just got back. Cracking load of polyporus! Someone stopped and also admired it, and I explained what it was to them. They also took photos, and showed them a chicken of the woods as well (the one in Andrew's other images). Spotted other fungi as well, and also some awesome Pterocaryas.

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That's priory park down by the Saxon King?! I'll drive down there now. I know that tree - it has the gano at the base?

Damn nice; what park is that?

Take a drive past and see if the tree is still there?

Why is it not already 'safe'?

From a personal standpoint, it needed to be said. It's tiring to hear the excuse of "oh what if it fell and killed someone?" as a reason to remove a tree that probably won't ever do that (speaking generally, and after a proper investigation). It's a lazy and redundant argument. Do people drive cars? I believe they do. There's more risk of dying in one of them, by orders of magnitude. Why isn't the owner of that house selling up their cars and locking themselves in their house so they don't ever get put at risk of getting hit by a car when walking, after selling their car? Perspective, for crying out loud! If someone doesn't like a tree, come out and admit it. Don't use the bullshit excuse of "but it could fall and kill someone!" without even investigating the tree's structure first, via employing someone that knows what they're looking at (that is no jab at anyone in this thread). Perhaps it's just supreme ignorance of the real level of risk.

:001_rolleyes: Does the tree look to be in poor health? Are there any structural issues (cracks, bulges, wounds)? Are there any decay fungi present, or evidence of decay fungi? Do you look at the tree and think "****, that could fall!"? If no, why bloody fell it? Risk aversion bla bla bla... Size doesn't equal risk. Look at the damn sequoias!

[ame] [/ame] Better than the album version, if I'm honest. Nice blend of many styles.

Interesting. Will mark those down to acquire in the coming months. Will pick up a few of those ones from Summerfield. Cheers.

Confessing that I don't know what the smell of iodine is like from the top of my head, nor what some industrial roadside grass verge with a bolete popping out from smells like, I couldn't possibly comment on the smell! I had a look at some images of the iodine bolete and the upper cap surface does seem a little similar in a few images, though it's a lot more smooth in most (assuming internet searches provide correct identifications). Thanks for putting the extra time in talking to others on this one, and thanks to those other people as well. Much appreciated. Really cool fungus!

Some images on the net suggest it may be Boletus aestivalis (though the cap texture seems to vary markedly). EDIT: Just ralised this is B. radicans! Hahah. Otherwise maybe Boletus porosporus?

No worries, David. Any other forums that may know?

Damn they're good!

Taken just now (so a few hours apart): The tube layer and pore surface really are very very yellow. Upper fleshy layer is a paler yellow (slightly chalky yellow). You can zoom in on the photos.

Has pores so would probably be a Boletus, indeed. More shots incoming. Not stained. Such a strong smell of mushrooms - almost overpowering lol.

It didn't stain. Remained a lemony-yellow! I'll drive back up there now and take some more photos.

Thinking about it, but probably too far for me as well.

What be this? Must be mycorrhizal. At the base of a roadside Quercus robur. Flicked through both fungi ID books I have and nothing pops up. Not too good with stuff on the floor! Very squarrose (scaly). Looks cool! Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet

Hence the name Rigidoporus, perhaps? Never seen the association on maple, so it's interesting to see it on one. Usually I find it on horse chestnut (Aesculus) or poplar (Populus). In fact, personally, I have never found it on any other genus. According to my book 'European Polypores' (Part II), the fungus can be found upon Ulmus, Casuarina, Corylus, Platanus, Populus, and Quercus (and other genera outside of Europe). Granted, this is a text from 1994.

Looks like it to me, though David will come in with a definitive answer.

I have been told that the lvl 6 is easier (to schedule) than the lvl 4 as it's not crammed into one single year, and thus the workload is more manageable.