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12-11-2009, 03:38 PM
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| | | Fungi Id ?
 
This Bracket Fungi is growing out of plywood. Roughly 25cm+ at widest.
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12-11-2009, 04:01 PM
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Pleurotus ostreatus.
Are you sure it is growing out of plywood ? I can see where the bark of the Birch is peeling back where the fungus has pushed through.
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12-11-2009, 04:24 PM
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Looks more like a domestic/garden plywood/brick/concrete construction to me rather than a tree trunk but I don't doubt your right about the species Neil. (Anyway the man on the spot who presumably captured and described the image should be able to confirm one way or the other).
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12-11-2009, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by fairplay  I can see where the bark of the Birch is peeling back where the fungus has pushed through.
Neil. | could that be the top layer of the ply? |
12-11-2009, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by fairplay Pleurotus ostreatus.
Are you sure it is growing out of plywood ? I can see where the bark of the Birch is peeling back where the fungus has pushed through.
Neil. | Thanks
Yep It's plywood alright. Have a different fungi growing on plywood in another part of the garden......Judas's ear/jelly ear fungi. Which I believe is edible.
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13-11-2009, 08:12 AM
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I cant help with the fungi but the ply has the look of one i would expect to be faced by a hard wood probably from asia maybe Malaysia, the layers inside the boards tend to be made up of softer woods, its hard to tell but i would guess this is where the mycelium is contained. Pretty amazing to think the hyphae can survive the immense pressure temperature and chemicals used in producing the laminate.
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13-11-2009, 09:22 AM
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It's not surprising really when you consider that Pleurotus ostreatus is being used to clear up contaminated land on a large scale, and early DIY kits showed how to grow P.ostreatus on toilet rolls !
Enjoy your meal Sir.
Neil.
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13-11-2009, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by alge I cant help with the fungi but the ply has the look of one i would expect to be faced by a hard wood probably from asia maybe Malaysia, the layers inside the boards tend to be made up of softer woods, its hard to tell but i would guess this is where the mycelium is contained. Pretty amazing to think the hyphae can survive the immense pressure temperature and chemicals used in producing the laminate.
alex | It is exterior ply, so probably does contain hardwood.
I'd though a possibility that, the ply being continuously damp, had been impregnated by airborne spores.
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