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Orchard Barn Environmental Education Community Interest Company (OBee CIC) Registration Number 6379982 - Wildfire Designs 2007 Photographs by Richard Smithson, Sarah Partridge, Verity Mansfield, Tony Mounter

Fungi Foray in the Old Orchard

Unusual fungi keep popping up in the old orchard Barn. Some have been positively identified, but others remain little fun-guy mysteries. If you can help, please let us know. Or if you think I've got it wrong, please also let me know. Here goes ... 

1) Probably Coriolus versicolor(now called Trametes versicolor) - young bracket fungi on oak log 2008 and seen 2009

2) We thought these were Fomes fomentarious (Horses Hoofs), but have been reliably informed they are Ganoderma (probably australe, but may be applanatum) growing on leaning Apple trunk - larger each year

3) Auricularia auricula judae (now called Jelly Ear) - found on Elder 2007, also seen 2008, 2009

4) Volvariella bombycina (Pluteaceae) Silky Rosegill on rotting, fallen Elm 2007, also seen 2008

5) Daldinia concentrica (King Alfreds Cakes or Cramp Balls) on Ash tree near pond 2008.   

6) Possibly Inonotus dryadeus (Oak Bracket) seen on old Cherry Plum tree 2008, predominantly seen on Oak).

7) Probably Dryad's Saddle (Polyporus squarrosus) They were growing on dead Elm near Pizza Oven in 2008.

8) Chlorophyllum rhacodes (Shaggy Parasol) found under Apple tree number 7 and under Greengage trees late August 2008 and eaten.

9) Morchella, probably esculenta (Common Morel - although not so common any more) Autumn 2008 near large pond

10) Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken of the Woods) on old Cherry Plum late June 2008 (no photo displayed)

Many thanks to Neil Mahler of Suffolk Fungi Group, Paul Reed, Stephen Westover for their help with identification.

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