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Tree stump "vomiting" fungi

 
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Can anyone explain this phenomenon to me? The tree was cut down a year ago. The stump is dry, not visibly rotting.
This is after the orange stuff thinned out a bit; it had been quite thick.
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That looks like a form of orange "dog vomit" slime mold coming from the stump.

My best guess is that fungi is slowly eating the lignin from the dead stump and you are seeing the aftermath. Nothing wrong with it, just nature taking its course.
 
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Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. What do you think of this, perhaps?
https://purduelandscapereport.org/article/orange-goo-dramatic-but-harmless/
 
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That is really interesting, I can't say that I have seen that before.

In your picture, is the farthest part of the tree a stump or a still standing tree attached to the same stump?

I'm curious, if it is all just a stump that has been dry for some time, if there may somehow still be some living tissue in it that got infected and now is pumping out goop?
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