Ganoderma On Horse Chestnut - Aesculus hippocastanum

Ganoderma On Horse Chestnut - Aesculus hippocastanum

Ganoderma On Horse Chestnut - Aesculus hippocastanum

Rosendale Road, Chestnut tree

Tree had fallen early morning.  No indication  of problems can be seen in canopy of tree.  Cavity on trunk has years of callous wood, after cutting trunk above and below cavity it was easy to see the cavity is the start point for the soft soggy wood.  The wood above the cavity was solid although the tree had walled off the decay.

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