came across this beech tree today with a fungus i couldnt identify. upon closer inspecion i saw the tree was hollow at the base and could just see some more different fungus inside. i put my camera inside and took these pics, cant identify either but im guess the trees probably going to have to come out.
Fungus on Beech
- Thread starter stevebullman
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guymayor
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- Location
- East US, Earth
looks like you just got pics of the bottoms of it--is that true?
yes guy, had to stick my camera in the hole upside down and snap. the top of the fungus was brown and very slimey
- Location
- In the Mitten...
Nice pics... bad rot.
Sorry, I'm not sure what you got there.
Sorry, I'm not sure what you got there.
just bumping this....still no one able to id these fungi please?
Difficult to determine from that angle Steve, but I'd put money on it being one of the Ganoderma clan (so very not good).
Depends how much wood is intact and how strong it is, to decide on likely failure. If the tree is healthy, they can co-exist for quite a while. Big fat ones aren't as bad as old decrepit ones (all the lignin gone, fungus shrinks, tree breaks).
Depends how much wood is intact and how strong it is, to decide on likely failure. If the tree is healthy, they can co-exist for quite a while. Big fat ones aren't as bad as old decrepit ones (all the lignin gone, fungus shrinks, tree breaks).
- Location
- The Kingdom of Fife
they look kinda ganadorma-ish but never seen ganoderma this slimey before?
- Location
- Buckinghamshire. UK
Hi Steve
From some of the pictures it appears that the slime could be coming from within the cavity & not directly from the fungi. Also, in the first image, is the lump to the right of the cavity opening a fungi or a solid gall type callous growth?
Anyhow, the important thing with the decision process here is to look at it from the angle of abating the hazard that the presence of the fungi causes. Is it in the woods or on the corner of a busy pedestrian walkway? Remember that just because decay fungi is present doesn't mean that it's an immediate death sentence.
10 years back I carried out a 40% height reduction to a beech with extensive Meripilus. The degree of reduction was determined by the fact that after reduction the tree would not hit the target building. Okay, yes the tree did look as if it had been Mullered but it continued to thrive until last year when another contractor chose to remove it.
I guess the moral basically is that fungi does not necessarily spell DOOM!
Cheers
Nod
From some of the pictures it appears that the slime could be coming from within the cavity & not directly from the fungi. Also, in the first image, is the lump to the right of the cavity opening a fungi or a solid gall type callous growth?
Anyhow, the important thing with the decision process here is to look at it from the angle of abating the hazard that the presence of the fungi causes. Is it in the woods or on the corner of a busy pedestrian walkway? Remember that just because decay fungi is present doesn't mean that it's an immediate death sentence.
10 years back I carried out a 40% height reduction to a beech with extensive Meripilus. The degree of reduction was determined by the fact that after reduction the tree would not hit the target building. Okay, yes the tree did look as if it had been Mullered but it continued to thrive until last year when another contractor chose to remove it.
I guess the moral basically is that fungi does not necessarily spell DOOM!
Cheers
Nod
hi nod hope you're well mate, i did wonder about the slime being from inside the tree itself. as for the apparent secondary fungus im also not sure without sticking a saw into it if it was a fungus or callous, it was certainly very hard.
the tree is in newmarket along one of godolphins main excercise routes....lots of ££££ horses. the jockeys are expendable but heaven forbid anything falls on the horses. I shall give them my opinion but my guess is it will be coming down.
the crown of the tree itself looks amazingly healthy though so it would be a shame.
the tree is in newmarket along one of godolphins main excercise routes....lots of ££££ horses. the jockeys are expendable but heaven forbid anything falls on the horses. I shall give them my opinion but my guess is it will be coming down.
the crown of the tree itself looks amazingly healthy though so it would be a shame.
- Location
- Lansing, NY
I was looking at the pics and reading I noticed that there is alot of leave litter in the cavity with the fungus. try removing the litter and scrape out the fungus and see if it has gotten to the inner wood that would deem it a removal.
You say the top is doing good and it would be shame for it to be removed.
You say the top is doing good and it would be shame for it to be removed.
just an update, the tree came down last week, i wasnt involved as it was a straight fell. I'm told the trunk was rotten as a pear to 15ft.
It does look like ganoderma as some people said, but the stuff on the floor is (I think)some kind of jelly fungi, a different beast altogether.
- Location
- Lansing, NY
would have been nice to see the decay area from this fungis.
unfortunately the whole trunk was stuck on a fire in one piece long before i got back to the jobsite
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