Cramp balls and horse shoe fungi ?

[Ivan]

Can you wise owls , tell me how long it takes for a cramp ball to reach the size of a small apple ? and how long for a horse shoe fungi to reach the size of a shire horse hoof ? Thankyou Ivan...

[Adam Savage]

OOOW OOOW, I wanna know too. ;p

[Ben Casey]

Me to LOL

[Adam Savage]

The colouration and size of the fruit body can vary based on where the specimen has grown. Silvery-white, greyish and nearly black specimens have been known. The darkest fruit bodies were previously classified as Fomes nigricans, but this is now recognised as a synonym of Fomes fomentarius. The colour is typically lighter at lower latitudes and altitudes, as well as on fruit bodies in the Northern Hemisphere that grow on the south side of trees. However, studies have concluded that there is no reliable way to differentiate varieties; instead, the phenotypic differences can "be attributed either to different ecotypes or to interactions between the genotype and its environment".

[Adam Savage]

That's for the horse's hoof fungi

[J_P]

Depends on moisture levels, temp, growing conditions bud, how longs a bit of string ;)