{"id":9845,"date":"2022-03-01T16:45:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T15:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/birch-weather-fungus\/"},"modified":"2022-08-13T12:38:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T10:38:45","slug":"birch-weather-fungus","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/birch-weather-fungus\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaga"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”topentry” el_class=”topentry”]Chaga is a parasite that grows on weakened and damaged birches in the cold regions of Siberia, northern Europe and the northern regions of the United States and Canada.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1651395895126{padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Also known as:<\/em>
\nClinker polypore[\/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=”7517″ 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”]Chaga (Inonotus obliquus or Fuscoporia obliqua)<\/em> belongs to the fungal family Hymenochaetaceae<\/em> .
\nChaga is a parasite that grows on weakened and damaged birches in the cold regions of Siberia, northern Europe and the northern regions of the United States and Canada.
\nDamaged and old birches form the breeding ground for the spores. Chaga is a slow grower and can be seen all year round.
\nThe visible part of the fungus consists of a tangle of compacted mycelial threads. This visible part most resembles a cork-like slab of 10 to 15 cm thick. The shape is irregular and varies from 4 to 40 cm in diameter. The surface is hard and cracked.
\nAntioxidant and antiviral properties are attributed to chaga, which is why the fungus is offered as a medicinal mushroom.
\nChaga causes in the long run trunk rot which makes the affected tree susceptible to trunk breakage. Ultimately, the affected tree die.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Takes place” 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_1651395946140{padding-left: 15px !important;}”]<\/p>\n