Disease of Western Hemlock

TreeRookie · Jan 19, 2018

Hello,
I came across this conk and am not sure what it is. Could anyone help me with it?
Thank you!

JD3000 · Jan 19, 2018

Looks Ganoderma-ish but there's a lot of conks out there.

Try treerot.com and use the search function to search by tree types and location of the conks. Great site by Luley.

southsoundtree · Jan 20, 2018

http://www.mushroomexpert.com/fomitopsis_pinicola.html

https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/19755424

JontreeHI · Jan 20, 2018

southsoundtree said:
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/fomitopsis_pinicola.html

https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/19755424

Thanks for that link Sean.

ward · Jan 20, 2018

http://forestrydev.org/diseases/CTD/Group/Root/root3_e.html

marlinspiker · Jan 20, 2018

take a sample and submit to a local lab. Really the best way to positively ID.

KTSmith · Jan 20, 2018

Keeping in mind that a single photograph of a single fruiting body is a pretty sketchy basis for identification:
The defining field characteristic of Fomitopsis pinicola (the red-belt polypore) is indeed the red belt or outer margin of the bracket. True, young specimens may have it as yellow or orange and old, old specimens might have it as rusty brick colored, but I don't see that here.
Annosum root rot...maybe, but I expect to see effused-reflexed patches as well as the dimidiate brackets. More likely the latter than the former.
Could be another Fomitopsis or maybe Phellinus. I don't have enough info. Marlinspiker has it best, IMHO.