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Fomitopsis pinicola

Red banded polypore

Description

The red-banded polypore is primarily a saprophytic wood-decomposing fungus of the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Sporadically it may infect also living trees through injuries resulting from timber harvest or deer browsing. The fruiting bodies are perennial and clearly identifiable by their colour). The fungus induces brown red rot, breaking the wood in angular chunks with white felty shreds of mycelium found in the fissures. The control measures include prevention of root, butt or trunk injuries, or immediate treatment of wounds (on the very day they occur). To minimize the infection stress on the woodland it is necessary to remove infected living or dead trees from the site.

Symptom

Creamy white fruiting bodies on the trunk.

Tree Species: Pine, Birch, Beech, Fir, Alder, Spruce, Larch

Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk

Pest significance: Harmful

Pest Category: Fungi

Invasive Species: No

Present in EU: Yes

Seasonal frequency of occurrence

Seasonal frequency of occurrence