SeaweedWitch Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 I found a black mass on a long-since-fallen, dead birch tree. I pulled it open and it revealed a lighter interior, but not the signature color of most chaga. Still, I’ve seen some pictures of chaga where the inside was darker than usual so I thought I’d ask anyway. The portion on the upper side of the photo is the black exterior. The brown is what I revealed when pulling it open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutddicted Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 I'd like to see a zoomed out photo. Regardless, on a dead birch chaga is deemed useless, from what Ive read. Definitely not the honey golden color Im used to seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Color of the (presumably) infected wood is wrong for Chaga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipjargendy Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 As @troutddicted said, it should be a honey color on the inside. Its a slightly bright, fresh looking color, like this. Its hard to tell for sure from the photo but I lean toward this not being Chaga. If this is Chaga, I wouldn't ingest it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn15 Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 I think this is a whorl not chaga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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