Hey Look at My Crud...

JD3000 · Feb 27, 2019

Trametes?

KTSmith · Feb 28, 2019

Can't see enough on the left-most side. Would likely agree to the other two suspects of Grifola and Inonotus, although verify that Ischnoderma is out of the running. Although highly unlikely to get a hit, I'm speaking this coming Saturday afternoon in Brunswick, ME for our state mushroom club. Tune in!

folium arboris · Feb 28, 2019

KTSmith said:
Can't see enough on the left-most side. Would likely agree to the other two suspects of Grifola and Inonotus, although verify that Ischnoderma is out of the running. Although highly unlikely to get a hit, I'm speaking this coming Saturday afternoon in Brunswick, ME for our state mushroom club. Tune in!

Yes, I'll verify ischnoderma is not a consideration

evo · Mar 2, 2019

Western hemlock warts? See this occasionally in pockets. In extreme cases it’s covering nearly the whole stem

JD3000 · Mar 2, 2019

Not sure but excess manganese can cause worty growths on the bark though this is generally seen on Malus.

You have acid soils with high Mn?

Perhaps just galls is the simple answer?

evo · Mar 2, 2019

Never thought to think of acid soils.. we (PNW) are fairly acidic..

JD3000 · Mar 2, 2019

Just first thing I thought of.

Probably incorrect

treemonkee58 · Mar 2, 2019

Oak root Fungus?

KTSmith · Mar 2, 2019

I do see that the tree has been repeatedly wounded over a period of years. I need a sharper look at the brown patches on the lower bole. Is that what you were referring to as fungus? This photo does tell a lot, but not enough closeup detail for me.

Just back from the Maine Mycology club lecture that I mentioned earlier in this thread. It was way fun.

JD3000 · Mar 3, 2019

Got anything to post from it?

KTSmith · Mar 3, 2019

I had a little piece in their newsletter, the link to which I may have already posted: https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/57542.
I've been lately thinking of individual species of decay fungi as to where they fit along the axis between an opportunistic generalist like the common wound pathogen Trametes versicolor versus a hardcore specialist like Phellinus robineae that only attacks the durable heartwood of black locust. So I gave some examples of those basic principles of community ecology as seen with the wood decay fungi. I know, doesn't sound very exciting, but folks seemed to like it and gave good feedback.