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Identifying Fungi - harmful to trees?

FMTaylorFMTaylor Posts: 3
in Problem solving
Hi all, wonder if anyone could tell me what the fungi in attached photos is;whether it is harmful to nearby trees; and how I should get rid of it?

Many thanks

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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    No idea what it is, but it's probably growing on the roots of the tree stump.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • MuddyForkMuddyFork Posts: 435
    It could be " Many-zoned Polypore" which grows on dead stumps and roots
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384
    The only common fungus which spreads from a tree/shrub to other trees/shubs is Honey Fungus and this is not that.  The fungus here is consuming the dead roots of that felled tree, converting them into food which plants can use so is actually a good thing.  You can slice them off with a shovel if you don't like the look of them but they will reappear at about the same time next year until the roots have completely rotted away.  The vast majority of the fungus is underground and these are merely the fruiting bodies.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Most fungus isn't harmful to trees, but grows on already rotting wood. Mycelium are everywhere.
  • lottie.meredithlottie.meredith Posts: 1
    Could someone please help me identify the fungi growing around my Rowan tree which at the moment seems quite healthy and green with the flowers developing into berries 
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    Some form of inkcap Probably the Common inkcap or Glistening Inkcap I can't tell from those pictures . It grows on rotting wood underground. I cannot find any mention of it harming living trees.

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