{"id":14523,"date":"2021-09-21T12:48:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T10:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/dark-honey-fungus\/"},"modified":"2023-12-08T18:08:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T17:08:01","slug":"dark-honey-fungus","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/dark-honey-fungus\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Honey Fungus"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”topentry” el_class=”topentry”]Dark hon<\/wbr>ey fungus – this fungus belongs to the gilled mushrooms. This honey fungus<\/a> is a parasite and occurs on the trunk and root base of deciduous and coniferous trees on sandy soils.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1632220889459{padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Do not confuse with:<\/em>
\nHoney fungus[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”7207″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”img_link_large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”entrytxt”]Dark hon<\/wbr>ey fungus<\/strong> (Armillaria ostoyae)<\/em>. This fungus belongs to the gilled mushrooms (Agaricales)<\/em>. The dark hon<\/wbr>ey fungus is a parasite and occurs on the trunk and root base of deciduous and coniferous trees mainly on sandy soils.<\/p>\n

The cap of this hon<\/wbr>ey fungus is cone-shaped and can be 4-20 cm in diameter. The mushroom is brownish in color; from reddish brown to dark brown. The edge of the mushroom is lighter in color and sometimes translucent.<\/p>\n

Infestation by the dark hon<\/wbr>ey fungus causes mushrooms to appear on the trunk and tree<\/wbr>foam or black-colored sap. This sap and tree<\/wbr>foam contain sugars, which insects descend upon. To prevent further attack by the fungus, the tree closes the vessels. The tree sap then oozes through the bark in the form of sap or tree foam<\/a>. By sealing the vessels, the tree dries out. Often the now-weakened tree is also visited by the Oak jewel beetle<\/a>, which further accelerates the tree’s decay.<\/p>\n

The affected wood rots away, making the tree susceptible to windthrow<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

The dark honey fungus resembles the true honey<\/wbr>fungus, but the latter has a yellow <\/wbr>edge under the collar of the cap.<\/p>\n

The dark honey fungus is not poisonous and is considered edible.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Where to find” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1537946500082{background-color: #536895 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1632221275149{padding-left: 15px !important;}”]<\/p>\n