The fungi thread

[parhamr]

We have threads for flowers, trees, and general photography… so how about one of fungi in bonsai culture?

The standard rules apply—every post must include bonsai fungi

Shohin European White Birch with two species of fungi:


(That’s a cast bronze crow skull at bottom right)

 

[0soyoung]

... and a little closer up

 

[Yoppyx]

This will blow your mind :

 

[ysrgrathe]

A true bonsai mushroom.

 

[parhamr]

Two years ago: mushrooms in my Oregon White Oak prebonsai

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Awesome, good thread!
Soil fungi are important for our trees and I think the bonsai world loves the idea of symbiosis, but not so much the practice.
Good to see there's some positive light shining on them!

 

[parhamr]

New this year—my European Birch has a fruiting body:


As before, the European White Birch are fruiting:

 

[wireme]

This will blow your mind :

The fantastic fungi film has finally been released, I look forward to seeing that!

Enoki fruiting in an accent pot.


Golden oysters as backdrop.

I used to have higher quality photos of those..

Lots of russulas popped up in my spruce this year but I never took pics.

 

[Underdog]

 

[wireme]

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Look at that! Fanfungitastic!


You have got to tell us the story behind that.

Intentional or just happened?

 

[Underdog]

While I do get some fungi on my trees, I must confess this was found in the woods and brought home moss and all to see if it would continue growing. It did a bit and lasted over a week. Plus it just looked cool in the garden

 

[Underdog]

And to stay true to the thread...

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

 

[defra]

Ill play to

 

[n8]

While I do get some fungi on my trees, I must confess this was found in the woods and brought home moss and all to see if it would continue growing. It did a bit and lasted over a week. Plus it just looked cool in the garden
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Nice patch of morels there!

Here's a wee shroom at the base of my cork bark oak.

 

[JoeR]

Trying to remember the gentleman on here from Canada that had a fungi grow chamber... thought he and others might like this. Old oak that had fallen last year in the hurricane, the light highlighted this in a way pictures do no justice- stunning. If love if anyone had an ID

 

[JoeR]

maybe I'm thinking of @wireme ? There were others on this tree but not the brilliant orange, large burgandy ones

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Trying to remember the gentleman on here from Canada that had a fungi grow chamber... thought he and others might like this. Old oak that had fallen last year in the hurricane, the light highlighted this in a way pictures do no justice- stunning. If love if anyone had an ID

Could be some kind of cantharellus, but since it's hard to tell without knowing the spore color, it could be yellow oyster mushroom or a lost ompholatus even.

Today I found some spores!

A fly, eaten from the inside by a fungus. It's now throwing out spores all over the window.

 

[JoeR]

Could be some kind of cantharellus, but since it's hard to tell without knowing the spore color, it could be yellow oyster mushroom or a lost ompholatus even.

Today I found some spores!
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A fly, eaten from the inside by a fungus. It's now throwing out spores all over the window.

Funny you bring that up, I had recently seen some of this fly mind control fungus recently in my garden. This is an ibu nishiki cork bark JM, that died of fungal infections. On the ends of the dead branches, 5 or so fungi flies were dead and releasing their spores. Im not sure if there's a connection there beyond the branches providing a clear vantage point for the fungus, but coincidencental nonetheless.

 

[JoeR]

Also, I believe you are correct that it may be the Ompholatus jack-o-lantern fungi- growing on wood, color, and the gills run down the stem slightly. Supposedly bioluminescent, might have to check that out tonight