Root Rot - Part 8: Ganoderma applanation - the Artist's Conk

摘要

Everyone has seen Ganoderma applanatum - just maybe in a boutique rather than on a tree. G. applanatum is a decay fungus that is also known as the artist's conk. It is a common backdrop or canvas for artists, who use its pore surface, on its underside, for sketching or painting scenes of nature or other images (Photo 1). However, the fungus is common and an important decay pathogen on urban trees. It is widely distributed in all 50 states and has an equally wide host range that includes many hardwoods, such as oaks, beechesand maples, as well as some conifers.