Pholiota populnea

Trunk rot

Fruiting bodies appear singly or in clusters, grow on logs and dead wood, particularly poplar and willow. The colour is white to cream, grey to beige, normal size is over 15 cm. Cap is 8–20 cm across, convex when young, expanding to more broadly convex in age, with a shaggy margin from veil remains; whitish, creamy, or ochre, sometimes gradually darkening on the disc to nut brown or dark yellow-brown, with dingy white, woolly scales or patches of veil remnants. The fungus causes white rot in the affected wood. Trees get infected through a variety of injuries.

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Presence of light brown to yellow fruiting bodies with cotton - like scales.

Tree Species: Birch, Poplar, Willow

Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk, Branch

Pest significance: Harmful

Pest Category: Fungi

Invasive Species: No

Present in EU: Yes

Pest group: Fungi