mooky Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 [IMG]http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n140/Mooky_011/wildlife001.jpg[/IMG]So many growing around a tree stump. I know they aren't edible, or someone would have picked them by now.Does anyone know what they are called? My neighbours dog pees on the tree stump twice a day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Hello Mooky,Looks like Armillaria mellea (honey fungus). Roger Phillips' in his book 'Mushrooms' says edible when cooked - in small quantities as some forms are known to cause stomach upsets - I've never tried them.Very common in dense clusters around trunks or stumps of deciduous (especially hazel) and coniferous trees - one of the most dangerous parasites of trees - causes white rot and death - no cure - spreads by long black 'bootlaces' which can travel long distances to infect other trees.I'm a memeber of the Huntingdon Fungus Group. Have a holiday house in SE Vendee - will be there next week - hoping the good weather holds.Will try to find time to foray for fungi in the nearby Mervent Vouvant forest.Jono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odile Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 sadly, honey fungus - have you got any other trees in the area. It will kill anything and spreads very quickly. Google it and ask for professional advice if you have other trees nearby. bonne chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooky Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Thank you, that makes so much sense, because the tree stump they are around was a lovely weeping willow until last year when it wept for the last time. Just died. The commune have planted another tree next to it, but thats having a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkhunter Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Hi, i have these too and they have just developed recently, last three weeks. My problem is that when i googled it they said that Catalpa ( Indian bean tree ) are one of the less susceptible and ok to plant, guess what i have...correct, and guess which tree has the fungus....correct again.A bit of history now, this tree died last year after a weak previous years growth and i should have got rid long time ago but wife uses it to hang washing line from......problem i have now is that i have another Catalpa 2 metres away and a Lleylandii ( spelling ???) hedge going round the whole garden, closest proximity is 1 metre. Will my hedge get affected ? and should i cut and take out the other Catalpa before it spreads to this and others, i have lime trees and peach trees ( again very poor last 2 years ) Hugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 We have a crop of these at the base of a healthy walnut tree. How do I get rid of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odile Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Very difficult apparently- Google it and ask professional advice. bonne chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I say we start a petition to ban all Honey Fungus from gardens![:@]Okay - I've had my fun - going to eat my locally grown and humanely killed dinner[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odile Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 hope you enjoyed it.'quoting from Roger Phillips Mushroom book.the fungus spreads by long black cords called rhizomorphs resembling bootlaces which can be found beneath the bark of infected trees, on roots or in the soil, where they can travel large distances to infect other trees. this is one of the most dangerous parasites of trees, causing an intensive white rot and ultimately death. There is no cure and the fungus is responsible for large losses of timber each year.Bah humbug, doom and more doom- I know. Honestly though it is not a funny subject and if I had it in my garden, I would seek professional advice and deal with it pronto, and not waste time with a petition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I've taken a picture and on second thoughts, I'm not sure that they are the same mushrooms. What do you think?[IMG]http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd268/calexander1956/2008-Mushrooms003.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I found this interesting article about honey fungus (if that is what my walnut tree has). It does say that walnut trees are amongst those that are prone to attack so maybe it is honey fungus.http://fungus.org.uk/nwfg/armnov01.htmFrustratingly, it does not say how to remove honey fungus from a healthy tree, so if anyone knows, can they help me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Roy Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I don't know if this link is any help:http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2004/jan/25/gardens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Thanks RR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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