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Trees are not the only plant which depends on mychorrizae. I can buy mychorrizae innoculant online. It is not attached to any tree I know of. Fungal mats exist without the presence of trees. C'mon, you have got to be kidding me. You actually think mychorrizae is made up of tree root AND fungus? It's not.

You cannot innoculate with an organ.

It is not attached to any tree I know

Maybe you better define what mycorrhizae is in your words. It is a Greek word meaning - mycor - fungus rhiza - root. It is an composite structure made up of plant roots (most trees) and fungi. Is it fungi or root? YES!

No, you incoculate with the fungus that produces the organ. Why are you being so picky about this?

thing and not just the first sentence. It explains how such inoculants work.

If you object to the nomenclature commonly used, "Mycorrhizal Inoculant", then would you be so kind as to first suggest an equally succinct alternative and then take the matter up with the producers of such products or the government or someone else who has the power to change that nomenclature instead of continuing to harangue a bunch of people who don't have any control over it?

tomorrow, not yesterday NOT. Fungi are in a class of their own, not plant, not animal. Mycorrhizae does not, repeat, does not depend on a tree to exist. It is not part of the tree. It is not part of the root. There are many types of this fungi, I am familiar with and have used and will use VAM Mycorrhizae. Not all plants need this or benefit by this type of fungi. Certainly conifers and many trees, roses, blueberries and a list of other plants which notoriously have weak root systems.

And do yourself and everyone else a favor; when directing people to the scientific evidence, try to refrain from using your own website to base your debate on. It's a bit nonsensicle.

What? Trust some one who has actually studied what they make their living at, unlike some lawn care, one pickup, hand written sign like Keslick?

I didn't know Disney had put one out.

The fungi themselves, growing alone, are not called "mycorrhizae". VAM mycorrhizae are produced by any of about 200 fungi belonging to the genus Glomeromycota when they grown on or in or in sufficiently close proximity to tree roots. A phylogenetic tree for that genus can be found at

If there's no fungus then there are no mycorrhizae. If there is no tree there are no mycorrhize. It's when you have _both_ that mycorrizae occur.

Just being truthful.

oh, so you are saying that trees do or do not have mycorrhizae? That was the argument.

It is a root fungus. A composit organ, its an organ, made up of fungus tissue and root tissue. Is it fungus or root? YES!

Not today, not

So you are saying that you never dug mycorrhizae. Start looking. They are there. If you want root hairs go to a hew bush. If you want ectomycorrhizae go to a beech. You have to dig roots and you have to look. Or you will never see.

There are many types of this fungi, I am familiar with and have

Until you dig mycorrhizae you should really reframe from such claims. Scientific research. get a shovel and go look!!!! They are there!!!!!

It was? I saw nobody questioning the existence of them, only arguing over how many mycorrhizae can dance on the head of a pin.

Don Where is your section on your web page as far as how you define a forester?

I will say it again. A tree root is NOT mycorrhizae. They are two separate things, brought together via capillary water as a route and in a symbiotic expedition perform a valuable function to any plant which is susceptible to this formation. IT does not exist on it's own.

As for digging; I don't know how old you are, but I've been digging in the dirt since I have been a child. I worked as a grower professionally for some years at both huge commercial, two million sq/ft under glass, to as small as five thousand sq/ft under glass. I think I have an understanding of this fungi, not a single fungus, as you call it.

We aren't the boss? Who is? Are you saying someone up in the sky makes the earth quake, water flood, fires, storms and volcanic eruptions? That explains a lot I guess.

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Great, please show me some of your pictures of mycorrhizae you have dug. You sound confused? A fungus infects a non-woody root of a tree and a mycorrhiza forms. This is an infection many trees rely on to bring in phosphates. They are common in, on and near large woody material as it decomposes. It is a organ which is a composite structure made up of both root tissue and fungus tissue. You may be speaking of something else. There are organs under water under ice in New Hampshire. They may be called Oomycorrhizae. Is that what you mean? Do you have a web site with your pictures?

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