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Willow > Trunk/Branches > Fungi growing on trunk or branches

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Dead branches within the canopy
Yellowing to brown leaves may be present
Groups or rows of small (<2 inches wide) semi-circle shelf fungi along killed branches or on the main trunk, often near cracks or wounds
Schizophyllum shelf fungi are white and appear fuzzy on top
Cerrena fungi are white to greenish grey and have concentric rings on the surface
Trametes shelf fungi are tan to brown with darker rings
Wood below fungal shelves is yellowish to white, spongy, crumbly and decayed
Bark around fungal shelves is killed and often falls off
Common on trees stressed by drought, winter injury, wounds, mechanical injury or other factors
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Infected trees have poor growth, dead branches in the upper canopy, undersized and/or yellow leaves
Flat white sheets of fungal growth (mycelial fans) between the bark and sapwood at the base of infected trees
Thick black, shoestring-like fungus can sometimes be seen under the bark, around roots and in the soil around the base of the tree
Wood is decayed, white, soft and spongy; this may extend from the base of the tree well up into the trunk
Trees frequently break or fall over in storms
Clusters of honey-colored mushrooms may grow at the base of the tree in fall
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