What is this please?

twopenny

It's white and powdery and growing on living and dead branches as well as the painted wooden slats on the compost bin.

There's not a lot but it keeps cropping up.



I first saw it on the branch of the apple tree in autumn but now it's other places. 

It can easily be brushed off and seems to have done no harm. 

Keep_pedalling

Looks like dog sick slime mould, perfectly harmless. 

https://www.wildlifewatch.org.uk/wildlife-zone/weird-wildlife/slime-moulds

twopenny

Thanks for that sight to go to sleep on Peddling 😵‍💫

Interesting but this is powder dry with like little dry crystals that turns to dust if you brush it.

Keep_pedalling

twopenny said:

Thanks for that sight to go to sleep on Peddling 😵‍💫

Interesting but this is powder dry with like little dry crystals that turns to dust if you brush it.

Slime moulds don’t stay slimy for long, they dry out and crumble away dispersing their spores. There are many forms and their life cycle is fascinating. 

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesci/outreach/slimemold/facts/

twopenny

Ok I promise to read up on them at lunchtime.
I would be fascinated if it was in the woods but not so much in my tiny garden.