Good morning to all. I have a Japanese Cherry tree, here in North Mississippi, that has a few hitchhikers. Do any of you fine folks know what this is by any chance?
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Looks like Trametes spp. AKA "Turkey tails", they look a bit too thick to be T. Versicolor (the turkey tail) but that could be the angle of the photo.
To get a better id, could you please post a close up of the underside? Also, run your finger over the pores on the bottom to see if they change colors when bruised (they probably won't if I'm right about it being Trametes but worth checking).
Trametes usually grow on dead wood rather than parasitizing live wood so your tree is probably in rough shape.
Didn't notice a color change by rubbing. Yes old tree looking rough but hanging on.
Ok so those very small pores, if the brackets are thin and flexible it's likely T. Versicolor. Otherwise probably T. Ochracea.