Kretzschmaria deusta

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Fungus Host: Hardwood

Seasonal Growth: Annual

Shape and Texture: Black and brittle

Fruiting Location: Ground-Root/Buttress Roots or Base-Butt

Hymenium: Smooth

Thickness: Thin less then 1/2 inch

Stem: Absent

Urban Commonality Rating: Very common

Common Hosts #1: Maple

Common Hosts #2: Beech

Species Gallery

1. Habit imperfect stage

Kretzschmaria deusta

1I. Crown of beech in photograph 1

Kretzschmaria deusta

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4. Habit linden

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5. Close up of top of stroma

Kretzschmaria deusta

6. Dead bark and cambium and discolored wood of same tree in photograph 4

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7. Decay in linden

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8. Decay in red oak

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9. Final cut through tree in photograph 1

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10I. Tomograph of tree in photograph 10

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11. Fruiting on a red maple

Kretzschmaria deusta

11I. Final stump cut on red maple in photograph 11

Kretzschmaria deusta

12. Before Silver maple

Kretzschmaria deusta

12I. After silver maple

Kretzschmaria deusta