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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I passed the picture on to a moss/lichen expert friend, waiting for a response to be sure. Looks like one of the common native lichens.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stephen Smith<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Urban Forest Associates<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Urban Forestry & Ecological Restoration<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.ufora.ca<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office/fax 416-423-3387<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cell 416-707-2164<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> CANUFNET <canufnet-bounces@list.web.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Oliver Reichl via CANUFNET<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 27, 2023 12:31 PM<br><b>To:</b> Canadian Urban Forest Network <canufnet@list.web.net><br><b>Cc:</b> Oliver Reichl <careofthetrees@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CANUFNET] Stachybotrys mould<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>My first impression also leaned towards moss/lichen/liverwort, not a straight up fungus.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 11:08 AM Michael Richardson via CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net">canufnet@list.web.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Better photos would help but I am guessing it is a Frullania 9Liverwort).<br><br>Michael<br><br>> Hi, We have an interesting discussion happening at Master Gardeners. Can<br>> you<br>> help?<br>><br>><br>><br>> Master Gardeners has a question about what one member. Another member<br>> reported, "It could be sooty bark disease, but this looks very similar to<br>> Stachybotrys mould, which requires a high moisture content & it is known<br>> to<br>> grow on Maples (Xerophile mould grows on Maple Syrup). Stachybotrys is<br>> black, feathery &/or powder-like to the touch; however, you should try not<br>> to have direct contact with your unprotected hands as it's a neurotoxin<br>> used<br>> in "biochemical warfare", etc.,....it's the reason many US homes have to<br>> be<br>> torn down & rebuilt as it has been dubbed "black asbestos". It likes to<br>> grow<br>> in between the walls, etc., & is difficult to eradicate once it starts<br>> growing. If you were dealing with Stachybotrys on your home walls, you<br>> could<br>> try to neutralize it with bleach; however, as it's growing on your Maple<br>> trees, I would get an Expert involved. It could be a lesser black mould<br>> such<br>> as Aspergillus, Alternaria Atra, or Cladosporium, but judging from the 3D<br>> depth of this mould, I think it's Stachbotrys, so try not to inhale it<br>> either..."<br>><br>><br>><br>> Thanks so much!<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> Pat Kerr<br>><br>> Author, My Tree, My Forest<br>><br>> & We are Planting a Forest<br>><br>> R. R. #2 Bruce Mines, ON<br>><br>> P0R 1C0 Canada<br>><br>> (705) 785-9900<br>><br>> <<a href="https://www.facebook.com/PADPUBLISHING/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/PADPUBLISHING/</a>><br>> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PADPUBLISHING/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/PADPUBLISHING/</a><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> --<br>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.<br>> <a href="http://www.avast.com" target="_blank">www.avast.com</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Oliver K. Reichl, B.E.S.(Hons)<br>-----------<br>Sent from my mobile phone.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>