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Wood Decay Fungi of Living Trees
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Laetiporus sulphureus
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Fungus Host: Hardwood
Seasonal Growth: Annual
Shape and Texture: Fleshy mushroom
Fruiting Location #1: Main trunk
Fruiting Location #2: Upper trunk-branches
Hymenium: Pores
Thickness: Moderate 1/2 to 2 inches
Stem: Absent
Urban Commonality Rating: Common
Common Hosts #1: Oak
Common Hosts #2: Cherry
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1. Habit on red oak
Laetiporus sulphureus
2. Habit on oak
Laetiporus sulphureus
3. Developing group on oak
Laetiporus sulphureus
3I. Failure of tree from photograph 3
Laetiporus sulphureus
4. Older fading group on an oak
Laetiporus sulphureus
5. Section through one of the caps showing yellow pore layer
Laetiporus sulphureus
6. Mycelial sheets in wood with brown rot
Laetiporus sulphureus