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Maco1969@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Looks like a beefsteak fungus that has grown abnormally due to its location on a saw off branch scar.
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Maco1969@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Looks like a beefsteak fungus that has grown abnormally due to its location on a saw off branch scar.
Sal@mander.xyz 8 months ago
Thanks! So far I agree, I think it is a beefsteak fungus. It seems to be an asexual “anamorphic” state.
Maco1969@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Normal brackets are at ninety degrees to the grain of the wood, this isn’t possible when growing out of sawn off end grain. It’s not something that occurs naturally.
Sal@mander.xyz 8 months ago
That is an interesting observation. I usually see them growing at 90 degrees but I had never really given this any thought. I will pay more attention to this when I see brackets. Thanks!
Maco1969@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It’s just an idea, brackets grow normally on fallen trees that are horizontal but I think tree rings are a bit too much for them to compute.