Sunny_0ne Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Although my sister found a beautiful bearded tooth last year, this is the first one I've found. It's very young and small. It's actually only about fist sized, but the closeup photo makes it look larger. It was, of course, WAY too high for me to reach! (from northwet GA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmw Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 very nice find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Oak Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 for the high mushrooms: take an extending painting rod with you in the woods. you can also attach a knife to a fixed paint roller to cut them down. I do this with oysters if they are consistently too high to reach. it beats trying to climb a tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny_0ne Posted August 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Old Oak, I like the idea of the extending painting rod. I have to go to Home Depot tomorrow anyway, so I'll check them out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakotabob Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 That is a cool find. I have yet to find or try any of the Hericium species but I am looking forwaed to the experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott C Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 The 3 I have eaten were all delicious when young, no yellow, my favorite is the coralloides variety. Found one lone sprig this year but rain is approaching finally in SW Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny_0ne Posted August 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 but rain is approaching finally in SW Ohio We went through 2 years of drought, but ours finally broke this year, and when it broke, it really broke! We are already over 15" above normal for this time of the year. But there are mushrooms everywhere now! Hope your day comes soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplanets Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Here's my first that I found yesterday. Was very excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny_0ne Posted August 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 WooHoo, theplanets! It's a beauty!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmw Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Very nice Planets. Is your specimen the same species as Sunny's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott C Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 We went through 2 years of drought, but ours finally broke this year, and when it broke, it really broke! We are already over 15" above normal for this time of the year. But there are mushrooms everywhere now! Hope your day comes soon! I have seen that on the news how the crops are suffering down there, but good for us mycophiles. Last year nothing fruited until it rained in September, the drought wiped out 99% of the chanty crop up here. With the earler rains, things are making up for it his year. Found a giant puffball in July, not usually until late August and a friend's L. Indigo patch has fruited twice already, normally a fall species. found my first flush of purple gilled laccaria yesterday another cool weather shroom, odd but expected. It has been really cool for about a month now here. Thanks for the reply and good foraging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakotabob Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 That's cool planets. I'm jealous. We are suppose to get rain this weekend. If we do, I am going shrooming next Tuesday or Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shroomersue Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Did ya cook this one up? It is one of my favorites for crunchy texture (the long bits crisp up) and flavour, reminds me of calamari sort of. I hope to find some in these parts of southwestern ontario since I moved from Toronto area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott C Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Congtrats theplanets, nice large one, and I agree with seafood comment completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplanets Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 No it wasn't that big (close up shot). Only about 10cm across. I thought I'd wait and let it grow but regretted it after I left. I'll be back in the area on Tuesday and I'll see if it is still there. This was totally random find. I was combing a log that I saw oysters on (I think they were angel wings instead). Saw this at the end of the log growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny_0ne Posted August 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Very nice Planets. Is your specimen the same species as Sunny's? JMW, I'm not planets. But they are all hericium. But there are differences. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/hericium.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplanets Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 I believe I've found a Hericium americanum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmw Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Thanks Sunny and Planets. I have cooked and worked with the cultivated varieteis in the kitchen but never found one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wurdmeister Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 beautiful find! I'm still looking for the first hericium here in Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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