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Thoughts on ID’s please

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  • February 19, 2021 at 4:06 pm #32032
    Warwickshire-Lad
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      My first post since joining the site yesterday and still finding my way around it.

      P1 – P3 Found yesterday P1 10mm dia on the lower bark of a conifer tree. P2 and 3 on a tree branch. Any thoughts on what the first photo could be would be much appreciated. After a long search last night on the internet fungi sites I believe P2 & P3 now to be Yellow crust fungi Stereum subtomentosum.

      February 22, 2021 at 10:49 pm #44009
      Peter Roberts

        Your first photo suggests the remains of something fungal. Whatever it was, I think it’s past its best. The fungi in the other two photos are also none too fresh, but are certainly a Stereum species and almost as certainly Stereum hirsutum. Very common on dead broadleaf branches, logs, and stumps with an upper surface that is zoned and hairy/tomentose. Stereum subtomentosum is much less common, rather larger and fan/oyster shaped, with an upper surface that is sub-tomentose/only slightly hairy. Hope that’s some help…

        February 24, 2021 at 8:28 pm #44010
        Warwickshire-Lad
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          Peter many thanks for the response and on review you are correct on P2 & P3. I will revisit P1 location in next few days just to see if anything has changed as I can recall another yellow nodule although just a stubs rather than the trumpet shape of the one I posted.

          February 27, 2021 at 4:34 pm #44011
          Warwickshire-Lad
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            Revisited P1 location today and took these additional photographs. The main fungi location seems to be about 600mm above P1 on a conifer that is leaning significantly against some others. The yellow crust is hard and not soft. Hope these photos help an ID.

            February 27, 2021 at 6:50 pm #44012
            Simon Horsnall

              That looks like hardened sap, exuded by the tree at the site of a wound, to me. It looks like a branch has broken off underneath it.

              Simon

              February 28, 2021 at 11:50 am #44013
              Warwickshire-Lad
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                Simon I agree it can only be sap based on the second visit. P1 did look like fungi but should have looked at the rest of the tree at the time but you live and learn as they say.

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