Thanks Jenny, it's a shelf or bracket fungus also known as Artist's Conk. The underside is smooth and white, if you scratch it with a sharp tapered point a dark underlayer is revealed. Some artists specialize in working on this fungus and produce amazing drawings. -Andrew > nice! and what's Ganoderma applanatum? > > Jenny > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Joslin <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, Nov 15, 2009 1:06 am > Subject: Re: [ENTS] Re: A Great Day with John and Andrew > > Here's a stitched image of the 152.3' white ash in MTSF. It's a work in > progress, it's getting there. > > Also added to my MTSF/Trout Brook photo set: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturejournal/sets/72157622802852940/ > -AJ > > Andrew Joslin wrote: > > Hello ENTS, > > Bob and John have covered the details of the Trout Brook ramble and > > measuring session. I captured decent photo documentation of the trip, > > still working on a couple things like a stitched portrait of the 152.3' > > white ash. Until those are ready to post here are a few images from a > > fine day in the woods. > > > > I had a great learning moment when I declared the tall norway spruce > > 133.5' (much to Bob's surprise). Even though John and Bob had both > > mentioned that I should subtract the bottom sine measurement rather than > > add it. From where they were standing they could see that my eye level > > was approx. 2-3 degrees below the base of the tree, I misread the > > clinometer thinking I was 2+ degrees above the base. Good news was that > > once my lower reading was subtracted we were all very close in the 129.+ > > range for the height. > > > > 1. John and Bob sizing up some hemlocks > > 2. John measuring a tall red maple surrounded by fallen ash and maple, > > the photo shows what hazards these trees face in otherwise optimal tall > > tree growing conditions. > > 3. Bob getting the CBH on the 152.3' ash > > 4. My pen died so I picked up a Ganoderma applanatum (Artist's Conk) and > > sharpened a drawing instrument from an ash twig. The sketch depicts > > sugar maple and white ash forest on the steep slope high above Trout Brook. > > > > You can see larger versions of the photos here: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturejournal/sets/72157622802852940/ > > -AJ > > > > > > > > -- > Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org > Send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > -- > Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org > Send email to [email protected] > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected]
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