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Inonotus dryadeus

Weeping conk

The fungus forms annual, relatively massive fruiting bodies on the stumps of living trees, frequently growing close to the ground. The surface of the fruiting body is leathery, brown to dark brown, and pubescent to felt-like. The border of the fruiting body is ocher to white. The pores are pale yellow, and the entire fruiting body turns darker with age. Drops of yellowish-brown liquid form on the surface of fruiting bodies and pores. The fungus causes white heartwood rot on the roots and lower parts of the trunk, but it does not reach the upper parts of the trunk.

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Presence of annual brown-brown fruiting bodies, mainly on the basis of the stem.

Tree Species: Oak, Fir

Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk, Roots

Pest significance: Less harmful

Pest Category: Fungi

Invasive Species: No

Present in EU: Yes

Pest group: Fungi

Affected part of wood: Heartwood, Sapwood

Depth of  damages: More than 5 cm depth, Under bark only, Up to 0,5 cm depth, Up to 2 cm depth, Up to 5 cm depth

The extent of damage: Whole trunk

Prevalence in Europe: Common

Damaged products: Firewood, Fresh timber logs (water still in the sapwood), Furniture, Lumber, boards and prisms, Wooden house constructions

Roundwood size: Diameter 50+, Diameter from 10 up to 50 cm

Wood discoloration: Yes

Pest subcategory: White-rot


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Inonotus cuticularis

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