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mountain ash honey fungus
Karen347
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Could anyone tel
me if this looks like honey fungus on my mountain ash. Previous owners left a few tree stumps in garden and have noticed mushrooms. Thanks in advance
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I can't see any fungi of any sort, where are they?
In the sticks near Peterborough
There aren't any fungi but I was reading up on causes of bark splitting and it said it could be honey fungus. There a a couple of tree stumps about six feet away that get mushrooms on and a patch of ground about 12 feet away that get them on too in Autumn. There aren't any at the moment though as its been quite dry. Thanks
Does the tree look healthy other than that bit of bark?
There are lots of benign fungus which live on dying wood, not just the dreaded honey fungus, luckily. If it's honey fungus you'll be able to see structures just below the bark surface which look like bootlaces (they're called rhizomorphs, if you're interested!) - but you don't really want to be removing bits of bark from your living tree if you don't have to...
I will take a closer look. Thankyou
You'll generally see signs of stress on your tree if it has a fungal infection.
Any chance of a photo?
Do the leaves look ok (if there're out) and are there any signs of dead branches?
Billericay - Essex
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