There are many forms of Honey Fungus, this parasitic fungus can do immense damage to forests and is greatly feared by foresters and gardeners alike; it attacks both coniferous and occasionally broad-leaf trees. By the time the fruit bodies are in evidence, the damage internally is usually so great that the tree will die. Honey Fungi can live for a long time in that the fine interwoven hyphal threads called mycelia, living and within the soil and feeding on living or dead wood. The fungus is quite common on the Barff. Its growing season is from July to November.