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Trametes versicolor

Turkey tail

Description

The fruiting bodies are thin, semicircular, arranged in roof-like formations one above the other, colourfully zoned. The pores are bright-coloured, tiny and difficult to recognize. It belongs to the most vital wood “decomposers”. It causes white rot of attacked wood, sometimes the rot is a straw-yellow shade.

Symptom

Multicolored, brightly colored fruiting body.

Tree Species: Birch, Beech, Oak, Hornbeam, Apple Tree, Rowan, Whitebeam, Alder, Poplar, Willow

Part of a plant- attacked: Branch

Pest significance: Less harmful

Pest Category: Fungi

Invasive Species: No

Present in EU: Yes

Seasonal frequency of occurrence

Seasonal frequency of occurrence