Sporocarp: Fruiting body seems perennial, only because of it's size. The owners of the property say it propped up in July for the first time on this very old and large Live Oak (although this species grows on conifer in the west coast and oak along the east coast). This species is known to be annual and not perennial, according to D. Arora. The sporocarp is fan shaped, 16 - 20 inches broad, This is a large fruiting body, with 5 o 6 other shelves, just as large or a bit smaller. This sporocarp is at least 3-6 inched thick at the attachment. Margin is round. The surface is soft, spongy, wet, corky inside. Most likely a hard crust when it dries out. The upper surface is a tan, buff beige color. It is COVERED in enzymes that it is bleeding out of an amber, umber, dark brown color. The inner mass is a deep chocolate brown of a fibrous, wood-like layered tissue. Currently it is soft, corky. This inner and outer layers all darken with KOH, at first redish brick dark red turning black in a short time.