Re: [OM] fungus

[Andrew Fildes]

Extremely tenacious. The glue used in cemented elements was Balsam, organic and 
suitable food for fungus. I don't think the problem has been as bad since they 
substituted synthetic cements. But the stuff can grow on a clean surface in the 
right conditions!
Isn't the largest organism on earth a subterranean fungal mass somewhere?
Andrew Fildes
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On 25/03/2011, at 8:07 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:

> I think you're right about fungus growing between cemented elements.  It 
> reminds me that I was watching a TV show last night which showed a tree 
> growing out the side of a rocky cliff in an area where there was little 
> water.  Due to caves in the rock which allowed viewing them it was 
> discovered that the tree's roots were reaching some 435 below ground. 
> Fungi perhaps have the same sort of tenacity.

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