Bracket Fungi

Penny and I went for a walk "around the block" (3.68km. AVerage 4.8 km/h, 5331 steps). Her A level art students are doing a project on decay. We spotted several perfect examples. 

"Bracket fungi cause decay and rot in the heartwood of trees and produce bracket-shaped fruiting bodies on the trunk or main branches. These fungi usually lead to weakening and sometimes to the eventual breakage or fall of affected trees."