DEAR JESSICA: A tree in my yard was cut down about four years ago, but because there is a big piece of metal in the stump, it could not be ground. Last year, it started getting scale-like stuff on ...

The fungus produces conks that form at the root collar on the roots of living or dead trees and on stumps or slashes. 5. of 32. ... The fungus takes advantage of wounded trees.

One of the uglier mushrooms to find on trees, Chaga fungus (Inonotus obliquus), looks like a dark, crusty, rough bump jutting out from the side of the tree trunk. It tends to grow on birch, ash ...

After a tree has been cut down in a garden, you will often see fungi growing on the stump. Should you be concerned about this? Jerry advises that yes – this can be a problem.

Fungus among us: Unusual growths at ... that grow from decomposing stumps and logs and the dead or dying trunks of trees. ... Some species can live on a tree trunk for years, growing larger each ...

Garden Help: Armillaria fungus can harm trees, shrubs. ... These rhizomorphs originate from a dead stump or root already colonized by Armillaria and fan out through the soil.

The conk is the most easily identifiable structure associated with the fungus. When the conk first starts to form on the trunk, or stump, it is a solid white mass that is relatively soft when touched.