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Saw this at the base of a 300 year old oak.

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[–] AwkwardPenguin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] KingGordon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

That seems exactly right. Its listed as mostly growing on Oaks and is parasitic.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bondarzewia_berkeleyi

Thank you

[–] ericatty@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We get these on the pin oaks lining our city's streets and it's the harbinger that the old tree will need to be cut down and replaced. Or that it's going to fall in the foreseeable future.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@vlemmy.net 1 points 2 years ago

Definitely a sign that the saprotroph is winning.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Could also be an old Laetiporus but I’m not sure.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@vlemmy.net 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah an old Laetiporus cincinnatus is what it looks like to me.

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