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Is this Honey Fungus?

mattbeightonmattbeighton Posts: 14
in Problem solving

I don't think I want to know the answer(!) but is this honey fungus on my cherry tree?

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    No, it's not. 

    But it's still not a good sign. Healthy trees don't grow fungi



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Dave MorganDave Morgan Posts: 3,123

    Honey fungus matt is characterized by mushroom like growths coming from the infected site. It doesn't look like that at the moment. It's a fungus, but I'm no expert on fungus. Someone else may have seen it develop in the way your picture illustrates, I wouldn't give up too soon. I hope someone else can advise you further. 

  • mattbeightonmattbeighton Posts: 14

    Thanks both. It seems lots of fungus grow on the dead wood of trees, so it's possible that it is just growing on the shedding bark at the bottom, maybe, fingers crossed!

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

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     Honey fungus. 



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • mattbeightonmattbeighton Posts: 14

    OK it's not that, though these are growing in the cobble stones around the base, but are a different colour.

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    It's the time of year for fungi Matt. They're part of life's rich tapestry.  Spores are tiny and spread unseen in the air. Most are harmless, a few are harmful, the majority are beneficial.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mushrooms-Roger-Phillips/dp/0330442376

    I think this book may have been revised since my copy.

    An excellent ID book for all things fungal



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Matt BeightonMatt Beighton Posts: 6
    Cheers, I'll buy it when I get paid. Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of fungus; I keep toads in a tank (not our toads) and encourage fungus along with woodlice and spring tails as part of the bio breakdown system. I just don't want tree killers!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,136

    Once you see the toadstools the tree is already full of it.  The toadstools are only the fruiting bodies - the main part of the organism is huge and spreads underground and into already dying wood, which it helps to break down.  The spores spread in the air.  Nothing that we can do about it.

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    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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