Fungus or Insect Nest?

objober · 21st September 2010, 01:45 PM

Hello arborists!

My name is Joel, I'm 24, from Almonte, Ontario, Canada.

I was approached by my father today with his digital camera in hand. He had to visit his home town of Chatham, Ontario, Canada; sadly to supervise the bulldozing of his childhood barn.

While there, however, he made an interesting discovery, a growth of sorts on a tree.

So he snapped a photo and brought it home to baffle the rest of the family.

Can anyone identify this?

Pardon my ignorance, but I spent hours on Google trying to figure this thing out and could find nothing similar. Is it a sort of fungus? Or is it simply a hornet's nest or a bee's nest?

Thank you -- on behalf of my father -- very, very much.

objober · 21st September 2010, 02:21 PM

Also, this object -- my dad claims -- is roughly 2 feet high by 1 foot wide.

cte539 · 21st September 2010, 02:37 PM

This is a wood decay fungus
Common name: Northern tooth
Scientific name: Climacodon septentrionalis
Common on large, old sugar maple.
Paul

TreeSpecialist · 21st September 2010, 10:20 PM

ore specifically, it is the fruiting body of the fungus - the portion of the fungus that reproduces.

21st September 2010, 01:45 PM	#1
objober I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2	Fungus or Insect Nest? Hello arborists! My name is Joel, I'm 24, from Almonte, Ontario, Canada. I was approached by my father today with his digital camera in hand. He had to visit his home town of Chatham, Ontario, Canada; sadly to supervise the bulldozing of his childhood barn. While there, however, he made an interesting discovery, a growth of sorts on a tree. So he snapped a photo and brought it home to baffle the rest of the family. Can anyone identify this? Pardon my ignorance, but I spent hours on Google trying to figure this thing out and could find nothing similar. Is it a sort of fungus? Or is it simply a hornet's nest or a bee's nest? Thank you -- on behalf of my father -- very, very much. Attached Thumbnails

21st September 2010, 02:21 PM	#2
objober I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2	Re: Fungus or Insect Nest? Also, this object -- my dad claims -- is roughly 2 feet high by 1 foot wide.

21st September 2010, 02:37 PM	#3
cte539 Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Accord, NY USA Posts: 50	Re: Fungus or Insect Nest? This is a wood decay fungus Common name: Northern tooth Scientific name: Climacodon septentrionalis Common on large, old sugar maple. Paul

21st September 2010, 10:20 PM	#4
TreeSpecialist Mature tree Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 373	Re: Fungus or Insect Nest? ore specifically, it is the fruiting body of the fungus - the portion of the fungus that reproduces. __________________

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