Ganoderma species

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AxeKnot

<u>Ganoderma species</u>

Type of rot - White rot(attacks lignin)in heartwood in living and dead trees

Location on tree - Stem base, roots, rarely high in tree

Arboricultural significance - Ductile fracture, root and stem fracture, Windthrow

Hosts - Broadleaf trees

Anyone have any experience of this funghi?
 
I'm familiar with G. lucidum and to a lesser extent G. tsugae. Just saw some G. lucidum the other day, fruiting vigorously at the base of a honey-locust. When I was younger, I tried G. lucidum in a tea (supposedly Taoists would drink this tea). It tasted aweful.
 
Ganoderma tea.....Taoists........Mmmm, probably hallucinogenic.

I have seen G. adspersum and G applanatum on Beech. Its almost impossible to tell these two apart. Couldn't be sure what was what.

Anyone know how to do this?

I have also seen G. lucidum on Honey Locust and Robinia.
 
Dr. Chris Luley (actually a working arborist with field experience) has an excelent book on wood decay fungi. He spoke at the il. conf. in oct. Dr. Luley stated something to the effect that any tree that has ganoderma applanatum should be removed immediately! I knew G. applanatum was dangerous was agressive, but i usually just tried to figure out what percentage of the trunk/flare was infected. I'm glad he set me straight! I have seen several Gledtsia triacanthos fallen after extensive ganoderma spread.
 
Do Ganoderma spp. only attack living trees? I've seen fruiting colonies on newly ground stumps. I wonder whether they are saprophytic as well (or maybe this was a last fruiting hoo-ra before giving up the ghost??)
 
Ganoderma applanatum is almost always associated with extensive internal decay of trees. It decays heartwood and can kill and decay sapwood. It is also a common saprophyte on stumps and dead trees. Dr. Chris Luley's book "Wood Decay Fungi" published by Urban Forestry LLC has great info on this topic.
 
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I could not say for sure without taking samples to be tested at my laboritory.

ROMMEL! what, after the desert fox?

Tell us what it then Ekka.
 
adspersum? applanatum?, lucidum most probably

You look like an angry guy ROMMEL
Why the man with no name avatar
Eastwood is responsible for Stihl pro chainsaws being called magnum you know.
 
A little dry, but not angry at all. The character in the avatar is Josey Wales, Chain blue lightning himself. Josey was viewed as angry also, but he came to the rescue of everyone he crossed paths with that was decent to him. Reckon so.
 
Erwin Rommel was a fungi specialist before the war, it was his hobby, then Hitler came and stuffed it all up for him, I just assumed you were the reincarnation of Erwin Rommel.

Lets face it it was an easy assumption to make.

Later dude
 
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