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Wood Decay Fungi of Living Trees
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Ganoderma applanatum
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Fungus Host: Hardwood
Seasonal Growth: Perennial
Shape and Texture: Flattened
Fruiting Location #1: Buttress roots or base-butt
Fruiting Location #2: Main trunk
Hymenium: Pores
Thickness: Thick 2 inches or more
Stem: Absent
Urban Commonality Rating: Common
Common Hosts #1: Maple
Common Hosts #2: Beech
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2. Large specimen on beech
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6. Brown spores released from conk. They often cover the top of the conk as well
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7. Maple with large conks after failure
Ganoderma applanatum
8. Smaller conks
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9. Decay in red oak associated with conks
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9I. Same conks as in 9 showing hard woody nature
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10. Invasion of sapwood
Ganoderma applanatum
11. Extensive white rot decay
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12. Brown basidiospores on top of conks and bark
Ganoderma applanatum