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Another mushroom ID
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19-10-2018 6:53pm#1
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It depends on the type of armillaria. Lots of them do, they can cause the death of a tree (look up armillaria mycelium).
Some of them (like Armillaria Mellea and Armillaria Tabascens) are edible (quite tasty, in fact), provided they've been thoroughly cooked (first boil them, then throw the water away, rinse them, and sautée them with oil, fresh garlic and some salt), and provided they've not been frozen. They contain a toxin that is eliminated when the mushroom has been boiled, but that gets fixed into the mushroom when it freezes (this includes when it's in the snow), at which point it can't be eliminated with cooking at all. They can also be dangerous if they've grown on contaminated soil. They're perfectly fine to handle, just wash your hands thoroughly afterwards, or wear gloves if you're super-worried.
Unless your dogs are truffle dogs, you're safe, I'm pretty sure they're not interested in mushrooms.
Also, just to reiterate, do NOT eat them unless you're sure of what you're doing.0 -
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yogibear77 wrote: »It looks like it's a type of maple. Should I be worried?
Will have a look tomorrow and do a little digging.
thanks so much for your help
https://www.google.com/search?q=maple%2Barmillaria&safe=active&client=firefox-b-ab&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjuuMfooZPeAhVRxhoKHdRlAs8Q_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=645
Looks like it might (provided it IS armillaria). Your best bet is to take a good look around, dig a bit around the surface of the soil aroind the tree (grass root level should be plenty), and keep checking every couple of weeks or so. If nothing appears, you should be ok. Just keep it monitored to be on the safe side. 0 -
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Oh no! :eek: It wouldn't surprise me if the tree is infected because it doesn't look the strongest. myself and the OH have both commented the last couple of years that it look like it's struggling.
There is a flower bed around the tree with bark mulch so will be easy to have a look......fingers crossed
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yogibear77 wrote: »Oh no! :eek: It wouldn't surprise me if the tree is infected because it doesn't look the strongest. myself and the OH have both commented the last couple of years that it look like it's struggling.
There is a flower bed around the tree with bark mulch so will be easy to have a look......fingers crossed
Bark mulch may carry mycelium and spores from dead trees. What age is the tree?
Edit: strangely though not Armillaria sps. ...
See: https://www.hortweek.com/pest-disease-management-honey-fungus/arboriculture/article/11054220 -
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It depends on the fungus. This one (like I said, provided it IS armillaria) kills its host.
From Wikipedia (I'm too lazy to look elsewhere
); this is specifically for armillaria mellea, but other armillaria fungi act in a very similar way.It is a plant pathogen [...] It causes Armillaria root rot in many plant species and produces mushrooms around the base of trees it has infected. The symptoms of infection appear in the crowns of infected trees as discoloured foliage, reduced growth, dieback of the branches and death. [...] (It) grows typically on hardwoods but may be found around and on other living and dead wood or in open areas.Trees become infected by Armillaria mellea when rhizomorphs growing through the soil encounter uninfected roots. Alternatively, when infected roots come into contact with uninfected ones the fungal mycelium may grow across. The rhizomorphs invade the trunk, growing between the bark and the wood and causing wood decay, growth reduction and mortality. Trees that are already under stress are more likely to be attacked but healthy trees may also be parasitized. The foliage becomes sparse and discoloured, twig growth slows down and branches may die back. When they are attacked, the Douglas-fir, western larch and some other conifers often produce an extra large crop of cones shortly before dying. Coniferous trees also tend to ooze resin from infected areas whereas broad-leaved trees sometimes develop sunken cankers. A growth of fruiting bodies near the base of the trunk confirms the suspicion of Armillaria root rot.0 -
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