Last nights emergency job.

[dttm]

Fungus=you have a problem.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Looks like SGR

 

[ATH]

Not all fungi are created equal! See what looks like old cinder on the right side of the 2nd pic. Is that kretzschmaria deusta (also know as brittle cinder fungus)? That is by far one of the more nasty wood weakening fungi. There are many fruiting bodies of other species that, in themselves, should create very little concern; while a few others should be a big red flag. Either category should certainly trigger a more thorough investigation.

 

[JD3000]

Not all fungi are created equal! See what looks like old cinder on the right side of the 2nd pic. Is that kretzschmaria deusta (also know as brittle cinder fungus)? That is by far one of the more nasty wood weakening fungi. There are many fruiting bodies of other species that, in themselves, should create very little concern; while a few others should be a big red flag. Either category should certainly trigger a more thorough investigation.

Agreed and sometimes fruiting bodies come and go whereas others are perennial. Not all fungi on trees = remove it now but this tree was obviously quite decayed for some time.

Species of tree? Bark looks like ash

 

[ATH]

LOL...I just looked at this on my computer instead of phone...that now looks more like dirt

Well, I still stand by the statement that not all fungus is equal.

Was the tree alive before it fell?

 

[dttm]

@ATH yes all alive and hard...well the junction at the root ball was 78% puck wood. The whole stem was good. The canopy was good. I'm glad no one was I. It and tried to rig.

 

[JD3000]

What tree species was it?

 

[dttm]

Ash.

 

[JD3000]

Last question, what part of the country and was that tree injected at the flare repeatedly?

 

[dttm]

@JD3000 I dont know anything about the tree history. I only knew the present. Down on a house. I looked at the stump I was amazed where it broke. I think the rot invited the fungi. All I can do is speculate. ATL Georgia USA.

 

[JD3000]

Roger, roger. Thanks

 

[ATH]

Last question, what part of the country and was that tree injected at the flare repeatedly?

Have you seen such rot in injected trees @JD3000 ?

 

[deevo]

Agreed and sometimes fruiting bodies come and go whereas others are perennial. Not all fungi on trees = remove it now but this tree was obviously quite decayed for some time.

Species of tree? Bark looks like ash

Leave your ash trees standing dead for too long and they will eventually fall over like this from the borer. Then you get the old saying from an uninformed home owner, well it had leaves on it last year........ yep ok bud

 

[JD3000]

Have you seen such rot in injected trees @JD3000 ?

I have seen species of Ganoderma attack basal injection sites. Only on trees with a long history of injection though

 

[Phil]

Dead ash is sketchy. This ones been dead at least 5 years. Look at the difference in the hinge. The rotted half failed immediately as the tree started to move. Fairly straight tree. We pulled it with a rope. The second it started to move it failed off the stump and went about 30 degrees off target. In the woods so no damage but still good for a learning moment.

 

[cerviarborist]

Fungus=you have a fungus. Fungus=you have a fungus identification issue.

If properly harvested and kiln dried, Ash is an incredibly rugged wood, a favorite for tool handles. Once dead though, if remains in contact with the ground it's not at all resilient.

 

[JD3000]

Fungus=you have a fungus. Fungus=you have a fungus identification issue.

If properly harvested and kiln dried, Ash is an incredibly rugged wood, a favorite for tool handles. Once dead though, if remains in contact with the ground it's not at all resilient.

Standing dead ash here are attacked by myriad white rot decays. All the exit holes from borers, bark beetles, and wood peckers gives a lot of entry points for spores to land and develop. Interestingly, fruiting bodies are not always very visible but the wood is kaput on the inside.

 

[JD3000]

Dead ash is sketchy. This ones been dead at least 5 years. Look at the difference in the hinge. The rotted half failed immediately as the tree started to move. Fairly straight tree. We pulled it with a rope. The second it started to move it failed off the stump and went about 30 degrees off target. In the woods so no damage but still good for a learning moment.

I had one fall off the stump while I was cutting it down as well. Scared the snot out of me

 

[oldoakman]

Leave your ash trees standing dead for too long and they will eventually fall over like this from the borer. Then you get the old saying from an uninformed home owner, well it had leaves on it last year........ yep ok bud

That's when you respond "We do this for a living."