A monster Dryad's Saddle (Polyporus squamosus) is gradually encircling a large ash tree in one of the field boundaries. It can't be doing the tree any good but it makes an impressive sight. Until I saw this I had not realised that this fungi feeds on living trees as well as dead ones.
Wednesday 22 May 2013
New Species - Dryad's Saddle
A monster Dryad's Saddle (Polyporus squamosus) is gradually encircling a large ash tree in one of the field boundaries. It can't be doing the tree any good but it makes an impressive sight. Until I saw this I had not realised that this fungi feeds on living trees as well as dead ones.
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