Unknown Bracket growing on Oak.

[juliejam]

Originally Posted by mykonik

That sounds a typical habitat for it !

If you ever find anything similar and also large, but with a bright but pale yellowish to apricot-yellowish margin, and growing at the base of Ash trees - that is Perenniporia fraxinia.

Just said that since a lot of people think that too is some type of Ganoderma and ignore it !

Not very common but I think may be increasing - I've discovered since we moved here in Sept. last year that it's very frequent in the environs of Yeovil !

The other one to keep ones eye open for is Rigidoporus ulmarius - forms huge (frequently) brackets right at the base of the trunk of various trees (not just elms as the specific epithet indicate). And easy to identify - looks like a big, pale Ganoderma but the pore surface is orange to orange-beige in colour !

Nick

Cheers Nick on the info..will keep my eyes peeled..

Julie