Sparassis crispa on Oak?

[Monkey Lugs]

I found what I thought was Sparassis crispa about a week ago.
Trouble is it's growing about a metre up on a dead oak tree. (definitely not a pine)

Here are two shots taken on my phone. One from a week ago and one taken today.

Could anyone help me please, either by correcting my ID or giving an explanation as to the host tree?

[The Woodman]

It's an Oak tree for sure. In one image Oak leaves can be seen on the ground (although that's not conclusive in itself).

[Monkey Lugs]

That was quick.

I'm fairly sure about the oak tree bit!
It's the fungus I need some help with!
Any thoughts on that, and it's presence on the Oak?

[The Woodman]

Sorry, no. I do come across fully grown Sparassis from time to time but don't recall specimens like yours.

There are some veritable fungi folk on here, one should be along soon.

[FungiJohn]

Hi Monkey Lugs and welcome to WAB

As far as I know Sparassis crispa is only found on conifer so this could possibly be Sparassis laminosa, especially if Oak!

Nice find and worth going back with the camera!

John

[Lancashire Lad]

Might it be the pale form of Tremella foliacea?

Regards,
Mike.

[FungiJohn]

It's certainly odd that it's not at the base of the tree Mike

All the more reason to go back and take a camera image!

John

[Monkey Lugs]

Thanks for the suggestions.
Tremella foliacea looks pretty good to me.
The texture was very much that of a jelly fungus.

Yet another knock back for my confidence on the ID front then. hhuupphh!

How does it rate on the interesting fungus scale?

[fairplay]

I would now accept this is more likely to be Tremella foliacea, but even then, this is still unusual as most records seem to be from a fallen branch or even the whole trunk lying on the ground, not on a trunk still standing and 1 metre up at that !

It would be an interesting record to send off to Kew with those details.

Neil.

[FungiJohn]

I've only ever seen Tremella foliacea in the 'horizontal' position.

Perhaps we should report the 'angular' characteristics of fungi we find

John