Fungal Decay

AEMG Consultancy department has recently reported this failed tree to their client for action. The tree has been infected with the decay pathogen Ustulina deusta which results in decay of the main stem and root system. This is one of the more serious and aggressive decay fungi found on trees, often difficult to spot due to its small size and location at the stem base or just under the soil level. Finding this amount of the fruiting body on the tree is unusual