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#4c4d4f"><b>&l --Apple-Mail-3--694830369 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I meant to add in regards to DW's identification of Ganoderma tsugae, = that the name relates to it being a fungus that is typically associated = with Eastern Hemlocks. i.e. found on the outer skin (ganoderma) of = hemlock (tsugae). Could you tell if the stump was a hemlock? Or were = there hemlocks in the area? Sherman On Apr 8, 2012, at 7:37 PM, Patrick Kelly wrote: > Hello everyone: >=20 > I went for a hike yesterday on the new community trail in Avondale. It = was the first time in a long while since I have such large patches of = juniper! Near the start of the trail was a stump that had a fungus I = have never seen growing out of it. In fact, on first inspection, it = looked like someone had made them out of pewter and stuck them to the = stump as a decoration. The effect was heightened as the "stalks" were = the same diameter, right to the wood, as it didn't seem possible for it = to be like that with no disturbance in the wood, unless it was held on = with a protruding nail. They ever sounded hollow when tapped. >=20 > The other odd item I came across was a shrub in full bloom. It was = waist high, and shaped almost like a candelabra, with the flowers on = vertical sections of branch. I have seen comments from people that their = daphne is in bloom in late winter, but never having seen a daphne plant = I was not sure if this was an example. The plant was in an area that was = growing in, so it's possible it may have been part of a garden in the = past.=20 >=20 > The pictures are at: >=20 > http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Mushroom1.JPG > http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Mushroom2.JPG >=20 > http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Shrub.JPG >=20 --Apple-Mail-3--694830369 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; = "><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: = separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; = font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; = text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: = -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; = "><div><div><br></div></div></div></span></div></span></span>I meant to = add in regards to DW's identification of Ganoderma tsugae, that the name = relates to it being a fungus that is typically associated with Eastern = Hemlocks. i.e. found on the outer skin (ganoderma) of hemlock (tsugae). = Could you tell if the stump was a hemlock? Or were there hemlocks in the = area? </div><div><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Sherman</div>= <br><div><div>On Apr 8, 2012, at 7:37 PM, Patrick Kelly wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Hello = everyone:</div><div><br></div><div>I went for a hike yesterday on the = new community trail in Avondale. It was the first time in a long while = since I have such large patches of juniper! Near the start of the = trail was a stump that had a fungus I have never seen growing out of it. = In fact, on first inspection, it looked like someone had made them out = of pewter and stuck them to the stump as a decoration. The effect was = heightened as the "stalks" were the same diameter, right to the wood, as = it didn't seem possible for it to be like that with no disturbance in = the wood, unless it was held on with a protruding nail. They ever = sounded hollow when tapped.</div><div><br></div><div>The other odd item = I came across was a shrub in full bloom. It was waist high, and shaped = almost like a candelabra, with the flowers on vertical sections of = branch. I have seen comments from people that their daphne is in bloom = in late winter, but never having seen a daphne plant I was not sure if = this was an example. The plant was in an area that was growing in, so = it's possible it may have been part of a garden in the = past. </div><div><br></div><div>The pictures are = at:</div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Mushroom1.JPG">http://myweb.dal.ca/pmk= elly/Mushroom1.JPG</a></div><div><a = href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Mushroom2.JPG">http://myweb.dal.ca/pmk= elly/Mushroom2.JPG</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Shrub.JPG">http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly= /Shrub.JPG</a></div><div><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></h= tml>= --Apple-Mail-3--694830369--
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