Dead Wood Matters At Kew!

Some slides from a talk by Simon Cole on Community Engagement in RBG Kew from RPWCSBP 2004

Creating new life and colour and form

Trametes versicolor (Many zoned polypore)- a very common and variable species.
Fistulina hepatica (Beefsteak Fungus)- Heartwood rotting fungi, common on Oak and often Sweet chestnut, causes a brown rot
Heart Rot leaves Branches which appear as spikes as they and the tree grow.
Stagnant water micro-habitat.
Dead Hedge, built from woven dead wood - replicating a range of scarce habitats for invertebrates.
Coronet Cut for Aerial Dead Wood Specialists.

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