johnde Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 I found these mushrooms on an old pine in northeast Wisconsin late May From what I've read, there are no "classical" Reishi (G lucidum, lingzhi) in the wild in N America, and many of the possible species I would consider don't come this far north  questions A) possible ID B) Are these good for Reishi tea C) If good- what is the best time to harvest? (these look pretty young)  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 Look like g. tsugae, so probably a hemlock instead of a pine. I believe there is a discussion on making a tincture from these in the medicinal mushroom forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not_a_brand2 Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 I just recently saw a bunch of these living on a dead hemlock tree and was curious what they were also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 I think that G lucidum grow on hard woods and G tsugae grow on conifers. We find quite a lot of G tsugae on hemlock here in southern PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vault Dweller Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 If you wait a few days for them to spread and 'fan' out you'll be able to harvest more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 But if you wait too long the "Pleasing Beetles" will devour them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vault Dweller Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 I have NEVER found G. tsugae without also finding them. When the mushroom first appears (in early June) they usually are on 1/4 of the fruiting bodies, but by the end of June most are eaten/rotted away and the rest are swarming with these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staveshaver Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Hmmm, I haven't found a ton of them, but I've found dozens, of various stages of growth, and haven't seen bugs in them yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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