Thick-walled maze polypore

Basisdaten

oak maze fungus (Daedalea quercina)
  • oak maze fungus (Daedalea quercina)
  • oak maze fungus (Daedalea quercina) underside
  • oak maze fungus (Daedalea quercina)
  • oak maze fungus (Daedalea quercina)
  • oak maze fungus (Daedalea quercina)
  • oak maze fungus (Daedalea quercina)
  • oak maze fungus (Daedalea quercina)

Profile

scientific name: 
Daedalea quercina
class: 
Agaricomycetes
family: 
Polyporales
genus: 
Fomitopsidaceae
kind: 
Daedalea
fruit bodies: 
January - December
wood decomposition: 
Brown rot
infested zone: 
Trunk / crown
comment: 

Saprophyte and wound parasite. With many years of infestation the stand- and fracture resistance is no longer guaranteed.

recommendation: 

If the tree does not look vital, it should be inspected.