Named because of their shape, shelf or bracket fungi are also called conks. Here, conks are growing on a White Alder tree.
December 10, 2020
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Conks growing out of a tree trunk means the tree is dying
On a recent hike in Boundary County, I saw several conks overhead in a White Alder tree growing on the trunk, a sure sign the alder is decaying from the inside out. Conks, also known as shelf fungi or bracket fungi, are an external indicator that a tree may be rotting inside.