Sunday 17 November 2013

Fungi on the Apple tree


Been linking up with another blog lately so have been missing out on Macro Monday well this week I'm joining back again. This week I am showing some fungus which I found growing on an old apple tree in our garden.




28 comments:

Linda W. said...

Wow - that is some wierd fungus! Thanks for sharing.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Yes I thought so as well, tree is dying so will be getting cut down soon

Judy said...

It looks like the tree has a fancy skirt on but when you think about it, fungus is kind of scary stuff in all of it's many forms.

Susie Clevenger said...

Great shots!! I am always fascinated by fungus..

Billy Blue Eyes said...

So am I but some of it makes my skin crawl if I touch it

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Usualy see this stuff on rotten wood which does not say much for the tree

Anonymous said...

Really nice to see the fungus there. It's beautiful in that other-worldly way.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

It is but as I said it does not say much for the tree which I fear is dying

Unknown said...

beautiful photos

Unknown said...

The fungi are beautiful. Too bad about the apple tree though.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Thank you Babs, glad you like them

Katrin Klink said...

Fungi? Wow, they look like hungry aliens! Great captures.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

It is but don't worry it will be replaced

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Yes they do and in a way they are, feeding off the dead wood

Englepappa/ Ole JN said...

Nice pictures!

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Thank you

Laura said...

Wonderful texture!! Thank for sharing the love up-close:-)

Billy Blue Eyes said...

I like the last one with the moss most, thanks for the comment

Jenn Jilks said...

We have much fungus. I find it fun!

Su-sieee! Mac said...

Nice angles of the mushrooms. The way they look and crinkle makes me think of crispy bacon. I wonder if they're edible.

Villrose said...

Gosh! Must be an old tree...

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Fungus is evenrywhere if we look even our own gardens

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Hey not fare now I'm hungry. Don't think that type are edible

Billy Blue Eyes said...

I've lived in the place 28 years and the tree was old then, think it could be part of an old orchard that was here.

Unknown said...

Great find! I love funghi.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

I admit I never expected to find it on tree in my garden

Dana said...

That's really cool! I've never seen anything quite like that before!

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Nor had I till I looked at the tree the other day