Bracket fungus on an ash tree, St... (C) Robin Stott

SP2965 : Bracket fungus on an ash tree, St Nicholas Park, Warwick

taken 10 months ago, near to Warwick, Warwickshire, Great Britain

Bracket fungus on an ash tree, St Nicholas Park, Warwick

The other side of the trunk shows a long vertical wound, as though the young tree had been split in two and had grown back together, becoming infected during the slow process. Fellow-contributor Mike Richardson quickly emailed me to say "I'm pretty certain this is Inonotus hispidus. It occurs most frequently on Ash, and has a felty brown upper surface [hispid], not hard like a lot of brackets."
Someone has poked a short stick into the fruiting body.

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Grid Square: SP2965, 1029 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Robin Stott (find more nearby)
Image Type ^?: type:close look
Date Taken: Friday, 16 September, 2016 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 14 June, 2017
Geographical Context: Lowlands Park and Public Gardens Suburb, Urban fringe Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms
Place (from Tags): Warwick
Tree (from Tags): Ash
Season (from Tags): Autumn
Subject Location: OSGB36: SP 2926 6515 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:17.0231N 1:34.3500W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SP 2926 6515
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)