http://applestrees.co.uk/my-70-year-old-apple-tree-has-grown-an-orange-fungus-about-20-cms-across-on-a-branch-should-i-cut-it-off Apple tree Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:34:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://applestrees.co.uk/my-70-year-old-apple-tree-has-grown-an-orange-fungus-about-20-cms-across-on-a-branch-should-i-cut-it-off/comment-page-1#comment-4920 survivor Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:17:53 +0000 http://applestrees.co.uk/my-70-year-old-apple-tree-has-grown-an-orange-fungus-about-20-cms-across-on-a-branch-should-i-cut-it-off#comment-4920 some fungus aren't harmful. try to observe for one week, if something wrong happen, get rid off it some fungus aren’t harmful. try to observe for one week, if something wrong happen, get rid off it

]]> http://applestrees.co.uk/my-70-year-old-apple-tree-has-grown-an-orange-fungus-about-20-cms-across-on-a-branch-should-i-cut-it-off/comment-page-1#comment-4919 jack_bla Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:26:23 +0000 http://applestrees.co.uk/my-70-year-old-apple-tree-has-grown-an-orange-fungus-about-20-cms-across-on-a-branch-should-i-cut-it-off#comment-4919 If it's a lichen it's not likely to be a problem. If it's big and fleshy like a toadstool you may want to pull it off, but it might be growing there because there is some rotting wood for it to feed on. I probably would do nothing about it. If it’s a lichen it’s not likely to be a problem. If it’s big and fleshy like a toadstool you may want to pull it off, but it might be growing there because there is some rotting wood for it to feed on. I probably would do nothing about it.

]]> http://applestrees.co.uk/my-70-year-old-apple-tree-has-grown-an-orange-fungus-about-20-cms-across-on-a-branch-should-i-cut-it-off/comment-page-1#comment-4918 diggin_t Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:08:29 +0000 http://applestrees.co.uk/my-70-year-old-apple-tree-has-grown-an-orange-fungus-about-20-cms-across-on-a-branch-should-i-cut-it-off#comment-4918 I would, because the only fungus that I know of thats not harmfull is pluracokus. But, is that branch its on dying yet? I would, because the only fungus that I know of thats not harmfull is pluracokus. But, is that branch its on dying yet?

]]> http://applestrees.co.uk/my-70-year-old-apple-tree-has-grown-an-orange-fungus-about-20-cms-across-on-a-branch-should-i-cut-it-off/comment-page-1#comment-4917 Curious Kate Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:23:51 +0000 http://applestrees.co.uk/my-70-year-old-apple-tree-has-grown-an-orange-fungus-about-20-cms-across-on-a-branch-should-i-cut-it-off#comment-4917 cut it off so yourtree will see 71 or 72 and hopefuly 73 and 74 cut it off so yourtree will see 71 or 72 and hopefuly 73 and 74

]]> http://applestrees.co.uk/my-70-year-old-apple-tree-has-grown-an-orange-fungus-about-20-cms-across-on-a-branch-should-i-cut-it-off/comment-page-1#comment-4916 milko Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:50:54 +0000 http://applestrees.co.uk/my-70-year-old-apple-tree-has-grown-an-orange-fungus-about-20-cms-across-on-a-branch-should-i-cut-it-off#comment-4916 Not until you have identified it. It could be a "chicken of the woods" a choice edible wild mushroom - if so lucky you. One of it's prefered trees is Apple I did find you a good site to identify it - but when I tried to back check it the Yahoo browser told me access to the site was forbidden! - lord knows why, as it was just a fungi identification site - unless the browser is just playing up. Anyway - search "Laetiporus sulphureus" and it will take you to loads of sites, some of which will also give you recipes Not until you have identified it.
It could be a “chicken of the woods” a choice edible wild mushroom – if so lucky you.
One of it’s prefered trees is Apple
I did find you a good site to identify it – but when I tried to back check it the Yahoo browser told me access to the site was forbidden! – lord knows why, as it was just a fungi identification site – unless the browser is just playing up.
Anyway – search “Laetiporus sulphureus”
and it will take you to loads of sites, some of which will also give you recipes

]]> http://applestrees.co.uk/my-70-year-old-apple-tree-has-grown-an-orange-fungus-about-20-cms-across-on-a-branch-should-i-cut-it-off/comment-page-1#comment-4915 brian_ha Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:47:11 +0000 http://applestrees.co.uk/my-70-year-old-apple-tree-has-grown-an-orange-fungus-about-20-cms-across-on-a-branch-should-i-cut-it-off#comment-4915 i think cut it off i think cut it off

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