Bonus fungus video: If you’ve ever seen this powdery yellow to green to aqua substance on trees, you have found Chrysothrix or gold dust lichen! Lichens are a symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae. Video taken just now.
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J.Eggleston · 6 · 1d ago I’ve seen this one before
@amybisinthewoods.bsky.social 🍄🍄🟫 · 3 · 1d ago That’s a hair lichen/Teloschistes 😊
J.Eggleston · 2 · 1d ago Thank You!
Does this indicate the tree is sick or struggling?
If the tree is healthy the lichen has no effect. It doesn’t penetrate the tree at all. It can sometimes indicate that a tree isn’t healthy, though.
Thank you!