Tree Fungi

Photographing World War one practice trenches today for Saturdays The Herald and whilst walking back to the car through the woodland this Smoky Bracket (Bjerkandera adusta) caught my eye.

Fruiting bodies: January- December
Area of infection: trunk
Wood decomposition: white rot
Comment: rapid wood decomposition Effect: Enters the tree through trunk injuries in weaker trees the sapwood and heartwood decomposes considerable danger of breaking.