An oak alley near Evergreen Plantation in fog, view from Old River Road. Vacherie, Louisiana, December 15, 2006
Elf caps mushrooms (Mycena inclinata) on a trunk of old dry oak in Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 12, 2016
Flowers and oaks in fog in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 29, 2008
An oak near Old River Road (Route 18), at morning. Vacherie, Louisiana, August 20, 2005
An old live oak tree near Dreyfous Avenue. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 27, 2005.
Cockleshell mushrooms Lentinellus castoreus on an oak log in red cedar forest Old Washington Town Site Loop Trail in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 2, 2020
An oak alley near Evergreen plantation, view from Old River Road. West from New Orleans, Louisiana, March 5, 2006
Old live oaks No. 101 and 107 in City Park near City Park Avenue at morning in fog. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 18, 2006
Old oaks near City Park Avenue in City Park in fog. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 16, 2006
Acorns on live oak in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, September 6, 2009
Bunch of elf caps mushrooms (Mycena inclinata) on a trunk of old dead oak in Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 12, 2016
Old oak in Holt Cemetery in fog. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 18, 2006
Old oaks on eastern shore of Beloe Lake in Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 27, 2015
Maggots (insect larvae) on a cap of a bolete mushroom under live oaks in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, October 4, 2009
Old oak and a water cistern (in front of a barn) remaining from Jake Abrams-Allday House (1887) at 209 East Burnett Street, a corner of Pine Street. Calvert, Texas, July 29, 2018
Albritton clock tower behind oak trees of Old Main Drive in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 24, 2009
Old oak tree near Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2015
Bark of an old oak tree in Alexandria Park in Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 26, 2016
Maze-gill fungus (oak mazegill mushroom, Daedalea quercina) on an old stump of oak tree in Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 12, 2016
Hen-of-the-wood fungus (polypore mushroom Grifola frondosa) near an old oak in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
Cracked bark of an old oak tree near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 18, 2017
Old oaks in Nizhniye Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, March 16, 2017
Old oaks of Mordvinov Estate near Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 10, 2017
Old caps of resinous polypore mushrooms (Ischnoderma resinosum)(?) on an oak stump in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 11, 2017
Old brown cap of resinous polypore mushroom (Ischnoderma resinosum)(?) taken from an oak stump in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 11, 2017
Chicken of the woods mushroom (Laetiporus sulphureus) on an old oak near the Gulf in area of Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 12, 2017
Young chicken of the woods mushroom (Laetiporus sulphureus) on an old oak near the Gulf in area of Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 12, 2017
Emerging chicken of the woods mushroom (Laetiporus sulphureus) on an old oak near the Gulf in area of Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 12, 2017
Roots of an old fallen oak near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 27, 2017
Old oak near the gulf near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 27, 2017
Stem of an old oak near the gulf near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 27, 2017
Old chicken of the woods mushrooms (Laetiporus sulphureus) on an oak near Gulf of Finland near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 17, 2018
Old chicken of the woods mushrooms (Laetiporus sulphureus) on an oak stump near Lisiy Nos. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 26, 2018
Prostrate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on an old live oak (Quercus virginiana) in Old Bailor park. Independence, Texas, February 27, 2019
Resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of an old live oak in Old Bailor park. Independence, Texas, February 27, 2019
Old caps of purple toothed polypore mushrooms (Trichaptum biforme) with a fungal growth on a fallen oak on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 14, 2019
Old oak tree in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 26, 2017
Fall colors of oak trees in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2017
Forest opening with old oaks in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2019
Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius subserifluus in deep shade under black cherry, old Maclura and oaks near a pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 6, 2019
Old king Alfred s cake fungus (Daldinia concentrica) on an oak log in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 8, 2019
Polypore mushrooms Gelatoporia dichroa (Gloeoporus dichrous, Vitreoporus dichrous) over old crust fungus Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a fallen oak in area of Caney Creek crossing on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, February 9, 2020
Polypore mushrooms Gelatoporia dichroa (Gloeoporus dichrous, Vitreoporus dichrous) over old cracked crust fungus Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a fallen oak in area of Caney Creek crossing on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, February 9, 2020
Old cracked crust fungus Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) with algae on a fallen oak in area of Caney Creek crossing on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, February 9, 2020
Cracked surface of old fungus Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a fallen oak in area of Caney Creek crossing on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, February 9, 2020
Imperfect fungus (Deuteromycota) on an old Fuligo septica slime mold grown on rotten oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 23, 2020
Resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of an old live oak in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of an old live oak in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
Texture of resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of an old live oak in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
Tan pinkgill mushrooms (Rhodocybe gemina, Clitopilus geminus)(?) growing on a fairy ring around 10 meters in diameter in area of an old overgrown farm, with Maclura, osage orange, cedar elm, dogwood, some oaks, and juniper trees nearby in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, September 27, 2020
Tan pinkgill mushrooms (Rhodocybe gemina, Clitopilus geminus)(?) among oak leaves in area of an old overgrown farm in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, September 27, 2020
Masses of tan pinkgill mushrooms (Rhodocybe gemina, Clitopilus geminus)(?) among oak leaves in area of an old overgrown farm in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, September 27, 2020
Cross section of tan pinkgill mushrooms (Rhodocybe gemina, Clitopilus geminus)(?) among oak leaves in area of an old overgrown farm in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, September 27, 2020
Branches of an old live oak near Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 31, 2020
Old live oak near Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 31, 2020
Old caps of splitgill mushrooms (Schizophyllum commune) with some fungal growth on a fallen oak on Little Lake Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest east from Trail Head No. 4, near Montgomery. Texas, November 29, 2020
Hemimycena(?) mushrooms on an old rotting oak stump on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 20, 2020
Resupinate polypore mushroom Elmerina caryae together with an old brown polypore on an oak log in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, February 27, 2021
Old brown polypore mushroom Elmerina caryae on an oak log in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, February 27, 2021
Old and freshly grown resupinate polypore mushroom Elmerina caryae on an oak log in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, February 27, 2021
Resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of an old live oak in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
Texture of resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of a large live oak in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of an old live oak in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
Resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila covering bark of a large live oak in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
Lepiota mushroom under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
Lepista like gilled mushrooms under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
Mushrooms Clitocella fallax (Rhodocybe fallax) under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
Young mushrooms Clitocella fallax (Rhodocybe fallax) under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
Cross section of mushrooms Clitocella fallax (Rhodocybe fallax) under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
Pale Mycena mushrooms under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
Gills of pale Mycena mushrooms under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
Underside of some bolete mushroom under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
Cross section of some bolete mushroom under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
Gills of sordid blewit mushroom (Lepista sordida) under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
Cap of sordid blewit mushroom (Lepista sordida) under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
Cross section of sordid blewit mushroom (Lepista sordida) under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
Mature chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus quercophilus under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
Coincap mushrooms Clitocybula familia on an old stump of oak or may be juniper on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2021
Mushrooms Clitocella fallax (Rhodocybe fallax) under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 7, 2021
Mature mushrooms Clitocella fallax (Rhodocybe fallax) under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 7, 2021
Gills of a mushroom Clitocella fallax (Rhodocybe fallax) under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 7, 2021
Chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus quercophilus in overgrown area with small cedar elm, juniper, live oak, among dry leaves in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 7, 2021
Masses of chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus quercophilus under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 7, 2021
Chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus quercophilus with cross section under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 7, 2021
Chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus quercophilus among dry leaves under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 7, 2021
Side view of chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus quercophilus among dry leaves under small elm and oak trees in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 7, 2021
Mature chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus quercophilus among dry oak leaves in area of Old Washington Town Site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 7, 2021
Milky false truffle mushroom Zelleromyces cinnabarinus found loose above the ground on a very old logging road crossing the trail just before the first lake, on the ground slightly disturbed several years ago, under pines and oaks on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 28, 2021
Tiny cup fungus Orbilia(?) growing on old Fuscoporia mushroom on a cut surface of a rotting oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 19, 2022
Dense cluster of tiny cup fungus Orbilia(?) growing on old Fuscoporia mushroom on a cut surface of a rotting oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 19, 2022
Old Fuscoporia mushroom on a cut surface of a rotting oak with tiny orange Ascomycete fungus Orbilia(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 19, 2022
Spores of polypore mushrooms Rigidoporus lineatus from old oak stump, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, June 6, 2022
Old dead oak tree on a lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 4, 2022
Old fallen oak on shores of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022
Old oak wood among flatsedge on shores of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Old dry oak wood on the lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023
Old oak stump emerged after water receded, on the lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023
White corticioid fungus growing over old resupinate polypore on underside of oak or broadleaf tree log on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 13, 2023
Corticioid fungus Tomentella on old resupinate polypore under an oak log on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 13, 2023
Brown velvety corticioid fungus Dichostereum effuscatum growing over some old black crust fungus on underside of a fallen water oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 16, 2023
Old oak stump at low water level on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023
Some dark blue and brown corticioid fungus on an oak log with remains of old oyster mushrooms on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
Old oak stump on bottom of dried Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023
Old road in a post oak upland forest near Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, December 30, 2023
Hydnoid mushroom Dentipellis fragilis on a lower side of an old fallen oak in a state nature reserve "North Shore of Neva Gulf" (Zakaznik Severnoe Poberezhye Nevskoy Guby) on the northern coast of the Gulf of Finland, near Lisiy Nos. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 7, 2025
Fibrous, rusty-brown section of mature beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica) from a huge old oak in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
Broken mature beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica) on a huge old oak in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
Pores of mature beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica) from a huge old oak in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
Pore Structure of mature beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica) from a huge old oak in Dubki Park. In the close-up of the underside, one can see that the tubes are separate from one another (like packed straws) rather than fused into a solid sponge. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
Beefsteak mushrooms (Fistulina hepatica) growing a huge old oak in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
Ancient oak tree trunk. Many oaks in the park are over 200 years old, some dating back to the park s initial landscaping in the 18th and 19th centuries. The gnarled, textured bark and massive girth signify its age and resilience. Northern part of Aleksandrovsky (Alexander) Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025
Majestic, mature trees in the Upper Park that define the landscape s romantic character. The massive, gnarled branches of an old oak tree dominate the foreground, framing the view with their dark bark and patches of green moss. Its remaining leaves are a mix of rusty orange and brown, contrasting with the brighter yellow foliage of the surrounding maples. Beneath the trees, a dense thicket of shrubs (dogwood) creates a vibrant layer of red and pink tones. This rich undergrowth adds warmth and complexity to the autumn palette, which is primarily golden-yellow. Oranienbaum palace-and-park ensemble in Lomonosov (a suburb of St. Petersburg), Russia, October 13, 2025
Oak mazegill mushrooms (Daedalea quercina) on a rotting log. Sergievka Park, Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 13, 2025
Coral fungus Lentaria byssiseda on a tall oak tree. Sergievka Park, Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 13, 2025
Coral fungus Lentaria byssiseda on bark of a tall oak. Sergievka Park, Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 13, 2025
Forest floor with a dense carpet of fallen leaves. The ground is thickly blanketed in thousands of yellow maple leaves, intermixed with brown oak and linden litter. Sergievka Park, Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 13, 2025
Spores of coral fungus Lentaria byssiseda collected earlier 10/13/2025 from a tall oak tree in Sergievka Park, Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 19, 2025
