{"id":632,"date":"2023-11-08T16:46:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/?p=632"},"modified":"2023-11-08T16:46:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:46:57","slug":"notes-on-honey-fungus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/notes-on-honey-fungus\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes on Honey Fungus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2023\/11\/honey-fungus.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2023\/11\/honey-fungus.jpg 650w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2023\/11\/honey-fungus-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2023\/11\/honey-fungus-520x344.jpg 520w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2023\/11\/honey-fungus-320x212.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honey fungus refers to a group of fungi in the genus Armillaria, known for their destructive capability to trees and woody shrubs. Here are some key notes on honey fungus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Identification<\/strong>: Honey fungus is typically identified by its honey-colored toadstools which appear in late summer to autumn. They also have a distinctive white spore print and black, bootlace-like structures called rhizomorphs under the bark and in the soil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Habitat<\/strong>: It is commonly found in woodland areas but can also affect gardens and parks, attacking the roots of living trees, dead wood, or stumps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pathogenicity<\/strong>: Armillaria species are pathogenic, capable of causing root rot in many types of plants, leading to decline and eventual death of the host.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Symptoms<\/strong>: The symptoms include dieback of the tree canopy, reduced foliage, yellowing leaves, and exudation of resin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lifecycle<\/strong>: It spreads through rhizomorphs that grow through soil, infecting neighboring plants. They can also spread via spores, although this is less common.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Control<\/strong>: Control is difficult; prevention is through good cultural practices. Infected material needs to be removed and destroyed. Soil replacement and the use of barrier methods can be effective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honey fungus refers to a group of fungi in the genus Armillaria, known for their destructive capability to trees and woody shrubs. Here are some key notes on honey fungus:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gardening-notes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/mia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}