Hairy bracket

[flaxton]

Can anyone suggest a name for this found on a gate support. It was about 2-3" across and has elongated pores






Thanks
Mal

[cybershot]

I'll suggest Gloeophyllum sepiariumom - Conifer Mazegill my friend, which has returned to a sleeper around a rose bed in my garden this year again



Polypore ???

HTH, one way or another.

David

[cybershot]

Now I know why there should be a permanent edit capability on posts

Gloeophyllum sepiarium for Pete's sake!

[flaxton]

David
Thanks for that. I have only identified this species once before and it was an old dried up fruitbody so looked nothing like this.

Mal

[cowshill]

I've seen what I would guess to be the same fungus on green-treated wood in a public park. Since all the cases mentioned are probably on wood somehow treated against rot, I'm wondering whether this particular fungus is particularly adept at invading treated wood.

- Jim

[ashgale]

Originally Posted by cowshill

I've seen what I would guess to be the same fungus on green-treated wood in a public park. Since all the cases mentioned are probably on wood somehow treated against rot, I'm wondering whether this particular fungus is particularly adept at invading treated wood.

- Jim

while the wood in the pics on Mals post certainly does not look like it has had any treatment for a good few years
its an interesting theory, as i have seen different fungi on cut stumps of conifers that have been treated with some sort of chemical to prevent the spread of Heterobasidion annosum in the conifer plantations in this area, usually within 2 years of the application being made to the stumps,

ashgale.