Ganoderma resinaceum

Lacquered bracket

The lacquered bracket: a large, annual, shiny-crusted Ganoderma that causes white rot at the base of living broadleaf trees, especially oaks. GBIF holds over 17,000 records, mostly from Europe and North America, and the measured sites are temperate with mild wet winters and warm summers.

Ganoderma resinaceum — Photo: Lebrac, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Butt and root rot of living broadleaf trees, above all oaks, also willow, beech and other hardwoods, in parkland, avenues and woodland; it carries on as a saprotroph after the tree dies.

Recorded from 1–1,674 m, median 372 m (30 records).

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🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.