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Interesting view Smilesbetter :)

Sounds about right..

Although for the purpose of education it's good to know these things. Interesting to think of it that way though.

Who's to say you can't "cure" a tree Geoff? My views have quickly changed since previous posts I think. To everyone saying "The tree is doomed" I strongly disagree. If any of you know anything about trees it's that you can chop one down leaving even the smallest of tree stumps an...

From a Horticulturists perspective though I'm thinking of the tree (even as a babe horticulturist) though someone foraging wouldn't be too concerned like you say Oink. However the infection isn't just bark level from what I understand, parasitic fungi rots the tree from the inside. Though appreciate...

[Edit - not quite sure I agree now, read down]

Agreed.

Just there're some lovely (old) trees around, just thought in that regard it would be better to prevent further rot occouring

Thanks

Apologies for the newbie question.

I'm just wondering if it's good to remove fungi from trees to prevent damage? Or do they actually help trees and the environment?

Thanks for any replies

Thanks for the reply Oink :) Artists bracket are what my results have came up with though most of the pictures show a lighter brown colour of that. This one has almost rings around it of different shades. It does certainly turn dark brown when scored though. I haven't found any info saying any of th...

Have updated the photo

Polypore yep. Thanks for the reply. It was taken from a Beech tree, possibly of the Ganoderma family though finding the exact species or whether it's safe or not is proving quite difficult. There's a species called Ganoderma Lucidum which has very beneficial medicinal properties apparently though ca...

[Solved] Ganoderma applanatum

Sorry for the poor quality of this picture.

Can anyone identify this please?
Thank you in advance