Honey fungus?

[Les Symonds]

There's a rather large tree (probably sycamore) in the school garden and it started to die back a few years ago. This year it has only a handful of leaves and it's going to have to come down very soon, for safety's sake. The base of the tree has suddenly grown thousands of fungi, which I believe are honey fungus, which I've looked at on Google images, but there seem to be so many variations that it's difficult to be sure.

Does anyone know how to spot a honey fungus when they see it, and does anyone know what effect it has on sycamore?







Cheers...Les

[YewTube]

I have googled 'honey fungus' and find there are six varieties. The images for 'Armillaria sp. mellea' look identical.

It feeds on live and dead trees - converting the first into the second.

[Bryan Milham]

What Spalting effects doe it cause though?

[Les Symonds]

Cheers guys....another thought though, is this the same honey fungus that gives us brown oak?

Les

[Bellringer75]

honey fungus kills the tree i have just picked a beech that was felled because of it

[Bryan Milham]

I always thought it was Beefsteak Fungus that caused European Oak to become Brown Oak.

Am I wrong?

[Les Symonds]

You're absolutely right, Bryan....I just checked it out.
Sorry - my mistake!


Les

[Bellringer75]

honey fungus spreads thought the ground as well on the root and the pops up that is why it also in spots away from the tree it need to come down before it starts to root