Hardwood. Same spot as last winter
Frozen sample available
Widespread in area. Always on deadwood.
A conk growing on a Salix sp. Has a white sporulating surface that quickly stains brown when touched. Pictures show, the conk, a close up of the conk, the sporulating surface of the conk with a mark showing staining, and the host plant.
Growing in multipe areas in these woods
Only observed one small cluster.
Growing on deadwood (beech)
Large cluster of fruiting bodies
On deadwood
On rotting log, which I believe is Fagus grandifolia (from the similar-looking trees nearby).
In sand