Hi all, found this in Surrey what do you all think? Chaga? Burr? Something else?
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Here chaga grows on alder and rowan too but very rarely. To me that looks like one.
Excellent, thanks Toddy.That looks like the sodden wet end of the tree and the fungus.
Sometimes my husband brings in some that is really, really wet and just on the edge of being too far gone.
I dry that out and just use it for firelighting, I don't use it for tea or send it to anyone else either.
I think you could try drying it out; squeeze it between some kitchen towels to get as much water out as possible, then lay chunks of it on top of a radiator to dry.....well, it's how I manage it in Winter, in Summer I just put it into net bags and hang it outside on the washing line to air dry.
Then try sparking onto a bit of it and see if it catches.