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Mushrooms at the base of my Japanese Maple: Is it done for?

Posted on 10/9/21 at 8:25 am
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 10/9/21 at 8:25 am
Tree looks healthy otherwise, no loss of leaves.

Tree is probably 20+ years old.

Thanks!

This post was edited on 10/9/21 at 8:46 am
Posted by CrawDude
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
5594 posts
Posted on 10/9/21 at 9:59 am to
Not a good sign in that mushrooms do grow on non-living (dead) organic matter but just maybe it is growing in dead separating bark and the underlying tissue is OK? You can call a certified arborist out to look at it to give you an assessment.
Posted by Baers Foot
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Member since Dec 2011
3713 posts
Posted on 10/9/21 at 10:56 am to
I'm no fungi expert, but those look like chanterelles (they're not, poster below corrected me). Does water collect right there? Could be root rot. Rake all the pine straw away from the base of the tree.
This post was edited on 10/9/21 at 12:11 pm
Posted by AthensRattler
Classic City, GA
Member since Dec 2013
931 posts
Posted on 10/9/21 at 11:34 am to
Those are not chanterelles! Do not eat them.

My best guess is poisonous jack o lantern mushrooms. They grow on dead wood but can grow from dead wood attached to otherwise healthy trees.

Good chance your maple is just fine.
Some info here
This post was edited on 10/9/21 at 11:40 am
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 10/9/21 at 1:09 pm to
Thank you everyone for the information
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