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A witches' broom in a Birch tree, Garscube estate, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
A witches' broom in a Birch (Betula pendula) tree, caused by the witches' broom fungus (Taphrina betulina), in Garscube estate, Glasgow
04 June 2020
Birch Polypore bracket fungus, Loch Ardinning
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Mugdock and Loch Ardinning
Birch Polypore or Razor Strop (Fomitopsis betulina), a common bracket fungus, at Loch Ardinning Scottish Wildlife Trust nature reserve, Stirlingshire, taken by David Palmar. Fungi help to rot down trees which are damaged or growing old, recycle their nutrients and provide habitat for invertebrates which attract woodpeckers.
20 November 2021
Witch's broom on Silver Birch, Forth and Clyde Canal, Ruchill
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Witch's broom, a ball-shaped deformity in a tree caused by a pathogen such as a fungus, in this case on Silver Birch (Betula pendula), near the Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow branch, Ruchill
23 February 2020
Witch's broom on Silver Birch and Reed mace, Forth and Clyde Canal, Ruchill
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Witch's broom, a ball-shaped deformity in a tree caused by a pathogen such as a fungus, in this case on Silver Birch (Betula pendula), near the Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow branch, Ruchill. In the foreground is Reed mace or bulrush (Typha sp).
23 February 2020
Birch Polypore bracket fungus at Corsehillmuir Wood SWT Reserve
