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Possible emergency? White stuff
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| Noticed this morning.
There has suddenly appeared a white deposit on an area of earth about a
yard square - underneath a silver birch (which may not be relevant).
What on earth can it be?
I don't like to even touch it without knowing.
I scraped a bit up on the tip of a stainless steel table knife - and it
seems to be about a millimetre thick - possibly some kind of fungus -
paste-like when squashed - doesn't cover the whole area - just blotches
of it on the ground.
How can I find out what it is?
Should I be concerned?
Might urgent action be needed?
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Chris
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| CWatters 2007-06-19, 1:25 pm |
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"Chris" <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
news:wVXQvaAm27dGFw9A@[127.0.0.1]...
> Noticed this morning.
> There has suddenly appeared a white deposit on an area of earth about a
> yard square - underneath a silver birch (which may not be relevant).
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> What on earth can it be?
Pollen probably. Washed off by rain, collects in a puddle which then dries
out to form...
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| MadCow 2007-06-22, 5:25 pm |
| In message <wVXQvaAm27dGFw9A@[127.0.0.1]>, Chris <nospam@[127.0.0.1]>
writes
>Noticed this morning.
>There has suddenly appeared a white deposit on an area of earth about a
>yard square - underneath a silver birch (which may not be relevant).
>
>What on earth can it be?
>I don't like to even touch it without knowing.
>
>I scraped a bit up on the tip of a stainless steel table knife - and it
>seems to be about a millimetre thick - possibly some kind of fungus -
>paste-like when squashed - doesn't cover the whole area - just blotches
>of it on the ground.
>
>How can I find out what it is?
>Should I be concerned?
>Might urgent action be needed?
A neighbour's garden has a fungus that forms a blanket on or in the soil
in shady places. It seems to be harmless.
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Sue ] 
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| Janet Tweedy 2007-06-24, 8:25 pm |
| Silver birches have a friendly fungus that grows on the roots, it's
totally harmless indeed |I think the tree actually benefits from it.
can't remember the name though,
Should be not problem at all.
Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
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| CWatters 2007-06-25, 3:25 am |
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"Janet Tweedy" <jan@lancedal.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:eZ3nmpL9AwfGFwZg@ukonline.co.uk...
> Silver birches have a friendly fungus that grows on the roots, it's
> totally harmless indeed |I think the tree actually benefits from it.
> can't remember the name though,
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> Should be not problem at all.
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> Janet
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> Janet Tweedy
> Dalmatian Telegraph
> http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
I heard a program on radio 4 last week or so where a scientist was
explaining that almost all plants rely on a friendly fungus (I think he used
a different term). I recall he mentioned that the best example being
Bluebells that can't get enough process phosphorus without it.
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| Uncle Marvo 2007-06-25, 3:25 am |
| In reply to Chris (nospam@[127.0.0.1]) who wrote this in
wVXQvaAm27dGFw9A@[127.0.0.1], I, Marvo, say :
> Noticed this morning.
> There has suddenly appeared a white deposit on an area of earth about
> a yard square - underneath a silver birch (which may not be relevant).
>
> What on earth can it be?
> I don't like to even touch it without knowing.
>
> I scraped a bit up on the tip of a stainless steel table knife - and
> it seems to be about a millimetre thick - possibly some kind of
> fungus - paste-like when squashed - doesn't cover the whole area -
> just blotches of it on the ground.
>
> How can I find out what it is?
> Should I be concerned?
> Might urgent action be needed?
Oddly, I found exactly the same thing after the heavy rain at the weekend.
It turned out, after inspection under a magnifying glass, to be tiny fungi,
like pointy mushrooms. I think they were imported with the rotted horse
manure than had been used to fill that particular hole a few weeks ago.
Nothing to worry about, but certainly not big enough for frying :-)
HTH
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| Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\) 2007-06-25, 9:25 am |
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"Janet Tweedy" <jan@lancedal.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:eZ3nmpL9AwfGFwZg@ukonline.co.uk...
> Silver birches have a friendly fungus that grows on the roots, it's
> totally harmless indeed |I think the tree actually benefits from it. can't
> remember the name though,
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> Should be not problem at all.
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> Janet
> --
> Janet Tweedy
> Dalmatian Telegraph
> http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
mycorrhizal symbioses is wot u iz afta:-)
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| Pam Moore 2007-06-25, 9:25 am |
| On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:18:40 +0100, "Uncle Marvo"
<paul.r@deletethisbitfortescue.org.uk> wrote:
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A very similar question was answered on GQT yesterday. The fungus is
beneficial. Listen to the repeat on Weds or online.
Pam in Bristol
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| Janet Tweedy 2007-06-25, 5:25 pm |
| In article <467f9295@212.67.96.135>, "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)"
<reply@newsgroups.com> writes
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>mycorrhizal symbioses is wot u iz afta:-)
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Ah yes, the correct words woz on the tip o' me tongue
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
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