Cramp Ball Tinder Fungus

[ol smokey]

Hi Guys, My first try at a Thread. I hope that I get a response as I am fed up trudging around the woods searching for the Cramp Ball fungus. Can anyone tell me if I am wasteing my time looking for it in the Stirling /Trossacks area. There is plenty of Horsehoof fungus if you look around a while ,but I have n't seen any Cramp Ball. I am fairly sure what I am looking for from illustration in R.M,s writings. Is it only to be found further South or am I looking at the wrong trees.?
Must get some advice, so as to be prepared for the next Achray Meet.
Cheers for now Stuart S

 

[JonnyP]

Hi Stuart, and welcome here. Not sure if cramp balls are in your area, but I can tell you, if they are, you want to be looking on dead ash trees. They do grow on some other trees too, but more so on ash......

 

[British Red]

No idea mate. There is stacks down here right now, but you will need dead or fallen Ash trees for it - have you got many of them?

Red

 

[alpha_centaur]

I've not seen any round my bit, there is birch bracket fungus though which I think is quite good for tinder when dried. (Somebody correct me if I'm spouting S**t).

 

[Andy J]

Just looked on a tree disease book and they grow on Ash and Birch. Hope this helps, if you need more, I'll quote you from the book...

 

[scottishwolf]

quite a few at Muiravonside forest park near falkirk, near M adison if that's any use mate