Wednesday, March 06, 2019

A Fungus Among Us?



Based on the sheer number of burls on this trunk, I suspect a fungus as a causal agent. Bugs and injury can also create burls.

2 comments:

  1. tuffy1:57 AM

    coppicing and pollarding too. especially on a large old trunk like this.

    ReplyDelete
  2. PBurns8:40 PM

    Almost none of that in the US. This tree was along a 184-mile long canal in which the only work done is to remove downed trees along the canal path.

    ReplyDelete

All comments are moderated, and all zombies, trolls, time wasters, and anonymous cowards will be shot.

If you do not know what that means, click here and read the whole thing.

If you are commenting on a post, be sure to actually read the post.

New information, corrections, and well-researched arguments are always appreciated.

- The Management