I posted some pics of this tree base with mushroom growth earlier this year, early summer I think but I cant seem to find the post anymore. Anyhoo, I was back at that site today and saw a mushroom at the base of the same tree. I will attach a shot of the shroom and a pic of the spore print. if anyone can ID it I would be curious to see if it is a problem indicator. It is on a Maple, not sure of the variety yet.
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M.D. Vaden
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I was just looking in my two mushroom books, and there are a few that looked similar.
Your photos show the top, and part of the stem.
But you may want to pull that out of the ground to show the entire base and whether or not there is a veil or ring on the stalk.
Your photos show the top, and part of the stem.
But you may want to pull that out of the ground to show the entire base and whether or not there is a veil or ring on the stalk.
Nickrosis
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I'd wait till Jim gets back from fishing. 
Tree Machine
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We did OK. I have to get back to this, though, a week away and a load of storm damage while at TCI Expo got me runnin. I'll be bock.
is it ok to fish with a pitchfork in Indiana? I guess as long as they arent barbed you are probably ok. I think there was a thread about knowing if you are aredneck started around here somewhere, although true rednecks fish with dynamite I hear.
Nathan Wreyford
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Speaking of fungus, what books do you recommend for ID??
I still want to know what this is
I still want to know what this is
http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/
http://www.bluewillowpages.com/mushroomexpert/
found these sites while trying to ID Nathans chicken of the woods (my thought was Laetiporus sulphureus) but...
http://sienet.luontonetti.com/en/sivut/laetiporus_sulphureus.htm
http://fungi.fvlmedia.dk/
http://www.bluewillowpages.com/mushroomexpert/
found these sites while trying to ID Nathans chicken of the woods (my thought was Laetiporus sulphureus) but...
http://sienet.luontonetti.com/en/sivut/laetiporus_sulphureus.htm
http://fungi.fvlmedia.dk/
Guy Meilleur
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Huh? This is an oak-killer of the first magnitude.
Uh, Yes it is, seen it first hand. Stupid quote without qualifiers.
It's a quote from page 4 of Common Tree Diseases of British Columbia describing hosts of the Armilaria species sinapina, cepistipes, gallica, and nabsnona. Armillaria ostoyae is more damaging according to the book.
Another quote from page 6. "Damage that may be caused by weakly-pathogenic Armillaria species can be reduced by maintaining a high level of tree vigour. In urban situations where broadleaved trees are damaged or killed, they should be replaced with suitable conifer species."
So what's JimmyQ's shroom?
Tree Machine
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As per JimmyQ, Laetiporus sulphureus, also known as Polyporus sulphureus. This is an edible, and the one pictured looks delicious. They're not as good once they get too mature. These suckers can get BIG, but there are new, young parts on big specimens that you would harvest off for the frying pan. These are bright yellow, but often have tones of fluorescent neon green.
This is commonly known as 'Chicken of the woods' because, believe it or not, when fried up, it tastes just like chicken. You will experience one of those confusing moments where brain and taste buds don't jive.... you KNOW its a mushroom, but it REALLY tastes like fried chicken. I've eaten this one. They generally come out in late Summer. Very easy to identify as nothing looks like and has the color of this specie.
Tree Machine
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Hmmm
Armillaria are also edible, really popular in Italy. They are one of the few parasitic fungi out there. Most higher fungi are saprophytic, meaning they grow on dead and decaying wood. Armillaria, however, will attack a living tree. Usually not a strong, healthy tree, but more often one which is in some way weakened. However, Armillaria are particularly fond of oak and I imagine they could establish in a perfectly healthy tree and go to work.
Armillaria (honey mushroom) grow in clusters, so JimmyQ's mushroom resembles Armillaria in color only.
I don't know jimmy's specimen. My expertise lies in fungal biology and commercial cultivation of edible species. There are thousands of species of mushrooms, and I only know about 50. As far as the biology of higher fungi, there are gross similarities across the board as far as lifecycle and what their purpose in life is.
The thing to do, JimmyQ, woould be to carefully excavate the base of the mushroom to see if it is attached to the root flare, or is it attached to a piece of wood under the soil, or is it growing out of the mulch or soil. Also, do other mushrooms of the same specie grow in a line outward from the tree (dead subterranian root)? Look up, are there limbs dying back on that side of the tree? Is the bark intact near where the mushroom grows, or will it peel off? Thunk the area around the trunk with a rubber mallet. Fungus-infested areas often have a more dull 'tone'. These are some clues as tothe interaction between the fungus and the tree.
From just your picture, my guess is that it is a terrestrial (ground-dwelling) specie that just happens to be located at the base of a tree.
Armillaria are also edible, really popular in Italy. They are one of the few parasitic fungi out there. Most higher fungi are saprophytic, meaning they grow on dead and decaying wood. Armillaria, however, will attack a living tree. Usually not a strong, healthy tree, but more often one which is in some way weakened. However, Armillaria are particularly fond of oak and I imagine they could establish in a perfectly healthy tree and go to work.
Armillaria (honey mushroom) grow in clusters, so JimmyQ's mushroom resembles Armillaria in color only.
I don't know jimmy's specimen. My expertise lies in fungal biology and commercial cultivation of edible species. There are thousands of species of mushrooms, and I only know about 50. As far as the biology of higher fungi, there are gross similarities across the board as far as lifecycle and what their purpose in life is.
The thing to do, JimmyQ, woould be to carefully excavate the base of the mushroom to see if it is attached to the root flare, or is it attached to a piece of wood under the soil, or is it growing out of the mulch or soil. Also, do other mushrooms of the same specie grow in a line outward from the tree (dead subterranian root)? Look up, are there limbs dying back on that side of the tree? Is the bark intact near where the mushroom grows, or will it peel off? Thunk the area around the trunk with a rubber mallet. Fungus-infested areas often have a more dull 'tone'. These are some clues as tothe interaction between the fungus and the tree.
From just your picture, my guess is that it is a terrestrial (ground-dwelling) specie that just happens to be located at the base of a tree.
Tree Machine
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Me... a redneck?
By the way, I took offense to the redneck comment at first, but in thinking it over, I came to the sad realization that I do have redneck tendencies. If it hadn't been for Elizabeth, I may have become fully redneck. My family is not of that persuasion, except for my Grandpa, and I'm more like him in nature than anyone else in my family.
The salmon was from Upper Michigan, me and Gramps have this 'thing' we do every year for the last 30 years. Always only one fish, and I eat it. It's a generational thing and done with respect.
Indiana is landlocked, no salmon here. The only reason I ended up here was graduate school at Indiana U, and while finishing up, I met and fell in love with my soulmate. So here I am. I drink imports and microbrew from a bottle, and I don't have a Mustang up on blocks. Other'n that, I'm realizin I'm perty much as redneck as they come.
Sorry to derail.
By the way, I took offense to the redneck comment at first, but in thinking it over, I came to the sad realization that I do have redneck tendencies. If it hadn't been for Elizabeth, I may have become fully redneck. My family is not of that persuasion, except for my Grandpa, and I'm more like him in nature than anyone else in my family.
The salmon was from Upper Michigan, me and Gramps have this 'thing' we do every year for the last 30 years. Always only one fish, and I eat it. It's a generational thing and done with respect.
Indiana is landlocked, no salmon here. The only reason I ended up here was graduate school at Indiana U, and while finishing up, I met and fell in love with my soulmate. So here I am. I drink imports and microbrew from a bottle, and I don't have a Mustang up on blocks. Other'n that, I'm realizin I'm perty much as redneck as they come.
Sorry to derail.
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