Depends if it’s honey fungus. That stuff killed three of my beautiful trees and even after two years fallow the soil still killed another. I’ve had to buy honey fungus resistant trees like Olive trees. 🙁
Broken_Woman20
Not necessarily. Fungus and mushrooms can be a sign of healthy soil microbiome. Is the fungus definitely on the tree? It looks like it could be on the grass/soil maybe? See what happens next summer.
Alarming_Mix5302
On the upside you might have edible mushrooms growing in your garden
retailface
Looks like honey fungus, which is bad news for your tree, I’m afraid.
AlternativeScholar26
Aye, looks like Honey Fungus. Likely Armillaria mellea. With this level of fruiting bodies, the mycelium is having a feast.
Known_Weird7208
Yep. It will.
Looks like honey fungus.
Sadly my front garden is a barren wasteland having killed 4 trees, a couple of bushes and a full hedge. Currently have mushrooms that have grown last couple of weeks. Gonna need to destroy the bastards this weekend.
But yeah. If that spreads (which it will) most of your garden is done in the next couple of years unless you can destroy the roots which is next to impossible.
Sorry OP.
ThrowawayCult-ure
eat the honey fungus
2 lookalikes: sulphur tuft and funeral bell. identify its not those and u got big food supply while tree is eaten
honey fungus isnt necessarily death sentence, depends on the strain
WasteofMotion
RHS says the only way to eradicate is to dig it up and fill the trench with petrol and burn the soil 🙁
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Depends if it’s honey fungus. That stuff killed three of my beautiful trees and even after two years fallow the soil still killed another. I’ve had to buy honey fungus resistant trees like Olive trees. 🙁
Not necessarily. Fungus and mushrooms can be a sign of healthy soil microbiome. Is the fungus definitely on the tree? It looks like it could be on the grass/soil maybe? See what happens next summer.
On the upside you might have edible mushrooms growing in your garden
Looks like honey fungus, which is bad news for your tree, I’m afraid.
Aye, looks like Honey Fungus. Likely Armillaria mellea. With this level of fruiting bodies, the mycelium is having a feast.
Yep. It will.
Looks like honey fungus.
Sadly my front garden is a barren wasteland having killed 4 trees, a couple of bushes and a full hedge. Currently have mushrooms that have grown last couple of weeks. Gonna need to destroy the bastards this weekend.
But yeah. If that spreads (which it will) most of your garden is done in the next couple of years unless you can destroy the roots which is next to impossible.
Sorry OP.
eat the honey fungus
2 lookalikes: sulphur tuft and funeral bell. identify its not those and u got big food supply while tree is eaten
honey fungus isnt necessarily death sentence, depends on the strain
RHS says the only way to eradicate is to dig it up and fill the trench with petrol and burn the soil 🙁
I lost my 70 year old willow to it
Found this. May help you. Sorry for your loss.
https://youtu.be/F_YZACQ1i9g?si=KsLJEDw68KdUU6hw
Yes,slowly. Cherry trees are not good with fungus.