Unknown white fungus on fertilizer?

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Posted 5 years 3 days ago #62456
Found white fungus (?) looking growth on the solid fertilizer of my shimpaku. Could someone please ID it and is it harmful?

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Posted 5 years 3 days ago #62459
Yup, something fungal. It means the fertilizer is starting to fall apart, which is what you need for the nutrients to get to the roots. All good and as expected
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Posted 5 years 3 days ago #62462
Thank you very much, means a lot as this is my first tree :)
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