Organic matter heaped onto root collar of trees

A mass of fungus was observed to be growing at the root collar of trees, and we wondered if it was *gasp* ganoderma. Upon closer look it was not, but the guard was not let down, as it could still be a type of necrophytic fungi.

Looked like someone left food scraps at the root collar.

Prying the damn thing out.

Scraping the remainder off. Hmm looks like it was just a saprophyte fungus feeding on organic matter that was not part of the tree. The bark was still intact.

Poking around for anything soft, which could indicate left over fruiting body or decaying bark/tissues.

Cinnamon powder is known to be a natural fungicide, so I applied it on the crevices after I cleared out the organic matter and fruiting bodies. But apparently, the correct method was to mix the powder in water, let the mixture sit a while, and then spray on the target area.

Hopefully there would not be a recurrence of this fungus problem on the treated trees.