Piptoporus quercinus

[flaxton]

I have just been given permission to visit an old Deer Park in N. Yorks and there are dozens of ancient trees mostly oak. I am hopeful of some interesting finds. They have been surrounded by a conifer plantation until relatively recently but these have now been cleared.


My main question is, does the Oak Polypore grow fresh each year or would there be some remnants of last years fruitbodies (if there were any)

Mal

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by flaxton

I have just been given permission to visit an old Deer Park in N. Yorks and there are dozens of ancient trees mostly oak. I am hopeful of some interesting finds. They have been surrounded by a conifer plantation until relatively recently but these have now been cleared.


My main question is, does the Oak Polypore grow fresh each year or would there be some remnants of last years fruitbodies (if there were any)

Mal

Hi Mal

A Deer Park sounds ideal. The answer to your question is Yes .. and Yes

In Piptoporus quercinus the hyphae occurs both within the wood of living or dead trees.

The 'new' fruit bodies occur normally between June and September but they only last for 3 or 4 weeks. Older blackened fruit bodies can usually remain well into the following year or even later.

Hope this helps.

John

[flaxton]

Thanks John
I found a couple of "blackened fruitbodies" so will definitely be back there in a couple of months.

Mal

[SheffieldLass]

Originally Posted by flaxton

I have just been given permission to visit an old Deer Park in N. Yorks and there are dozens of ancient trees mostly oak. I am hopeful of some interesting finds. They have been surrounded by a conifer plantation until relatively recently but these have now been cleared.


My main question is, does the Oak Polypore grow fresh each year or would there be some remnants of last years fruitbodies (if there were any)

Mal

What superb trees, worth going just to look at them. I was reading an article yesterday about forestry practice in Sherwood Forest in the 20th century, and how from the 2nd World War through to the 70s 800 year old oaks like those you show were cut down, or bored and fired, and often just getting rid of them rather than for timber use ....

Melanie

[kiltoncomp]

Originally Posted by SheffieldLass

What superb trees, worth going just to look at them. I was reading an article yesterday about forestry practice in Sherwood Forest in the 20th century, and how from the 2nd World War through to the 70s 800 year old oaks like those you show were cut down, or bored and fired, and often just getting rid of them rather than for timber use ....

Melanie

still quite a few of these old gents left in sherwood Melanie, one of the forestry chaps in sherwood once told me that the old hollow oaks that were still growing seemed to stand up to the gales and storms much better than their much younger brethren did if only they could speak (might be able to tell me where all the rare fungi are)

brian.

[SheffieldLass]

Originally Posted by kiltoncomp

still quite a few of these old gents left in sherwood Melanie, one of the forestry chaps in sherwood once told me that the old hollow oaks that were still growing seemed to stand up to the gales and storms much better than their much younger brethren did if only they could speak (might be able to tell me where all the rare fungi are)

brian.

Apparently some that had bores cut and set on fire survived and still live to show the scars. They are old fighters indeed ....

Melanie