Basisdaten
Profile
scientific name:
Polyporus squamosus
class:
Agaricomycetes
family:
Polyporales
genus:
Polyporaceae
kind:
Polyporus
fruit bodies:
April - August
wood decomposition:
White rot
attack course:
Enters through wounds in the trunk and decomposes the heartwood.
infested zone:
Trunk
comment:
Wound parasite. It is not uncommon for the diameter of the fruiting bodies to be 40 cm (15.75 in) large.
recommendation:
If the tree does not look vital, it should be inspected.