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Probably Trametes, probably T. versicolor. There are some effused-reflexed Stereum out there that are similar. [I'm having trouble...

Thanks TreeMD, that does help. The precise nature of water in living trees still has some mystery to it, although much less mystery than...

You're welcome Tom. Nutation, the spiral or oscillatory growth of new shoots and leaf movement was the topic of an 1880 (or thereabouts)...

Ah, I read "shivering" and thought "movement in the cold" as from wind. I didn't think the OP was referring to plant-generated movement...

Very true that moving water freezes at a lower temperature, but that's not really the question here. No problem in providing the motive...

Good question about what constitutes death in a perennial, compartmented, and responsive organism! I do remember Dr. Shigo talking about...

The OP's concern for "fatigue and inflammation" might be something more: White finger syndrome aka vibration white finger (and other...

Once again, I'll be foolish enough to hazard a guess. Assuming that these feel tightly attached, I suggest that this is an immature...

High populations of mites can threaten the well-being of plants. However, they are also part of the normal phylloplane flora and are...

Tree species? The growth anomaly looks like fasciation to me. Keep in mind that "fasciation" refers to the symptomatic growth form and...

Two, separate biological activities can result in fluxing on the stem. (1) Bacterial wetwood (slime flux), which can be spatially...

You bet, I learn a lot here. I'm tuned in right now as a simple civilian. I'm a furloughed federal employee right now, and am enjoined...

Definitely a good enough image for the genus. You and JD have it right as Hericium. As for species...this is what I think of as the...

Yes, that sounds right. Species of Trichoderma are common on dead wood in ground contact. Those are big colonies aboveground, but...

The green stuff, to me, is classic Trichoderma viride. Need to see a microscope slide, to be sure. Now, there likely are many other...