These crusty black fungi almost look like they were painted on! It's hard to imagine them being attached to internal rot causing hyphae 1-2.7 meters above the conk, but they are! Maples and beech are targeted by the coal fungus.
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| Coal fungus, October 10th, 2011 |
Defect: Coal fungus (hypoxylon deustum)
Defect importance: Major
Tree Species: Sugar Maple (acer saccharum)
Collected from: Baldwin Pond, Baldwin's Mills Quebec
Date Collected: October 10th, 2011
Professor: Erroll Downey, Course: Forest Health
