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Wood Decay Fungi of Living Trees
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Kretzschmaria deusta
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Fungus Host: Hardwood
Seasonal Growth: Annual
Shape and Texture: Black and brittle
Fruiting Location #1: Ground-root
Fruiting Location #2: None
Hymenium: Smooth
Thickness: Thin less then 1/2 inch
Stem: Absent
Urban Commonality Rating: Very common
Common Hosts #1: Maple
Common Hosts #2: Beech
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1. Habit imperfect stage
Kretzschmaria deusta
1I. Crown of beech in photograph 1
Kretzschmaria deusta
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Kretzschmaria deusta
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Kretzschmaria deusta
4. Habit linden
Kretzschmaria deusta
5. Close up of top of stroma
Kretzschmaria deusta
6. Dead bark and cambium and discolored wood of same tree in photograph 4
Kretzschmaria deusta
7. Decay in linden
Kretzschmaria deusta
8. Decay in red oak
Kretzschmaria deusta
9. Final cut through tree in photograph 1
Kretzschmaria deusta
10I. Tomograph of tree in photograph 10
Kretzschmaria deusta
11. Fruiting on a red maple
Kretzschmaria deusta
11I. Final stump cut on red maple in photograph 11
Kretzschmaria deusta
12. Before Silver maple
Kretzschmaria deusta
12I. After silver maple
Kretzschmaria deusta