From: snag_one@msn.com   
      
   riburr wrote:   
   > Snag wrote:   
   >> Steve Peek wrote:   
   >>> Snag wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> mostly oak forest , with a few cedars , some vines , blueberries   
   >>>> and dogwoods . Basically untouched upland hardwood forest . I'm not   
   >>>> even sure   
   >>>>   
   >>>> morels grow around here , but it's a good excuse to go tramping   
   >>>> around in   
   >>>>   
   >>>> the trees .   
   >>>>   
   >>>> --   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Snag   
   >>>   
   >>> There are morels in your state, but an oak forest is not the place   
   >>> to look. Look for areas with ash, elm and tulip poplar. Check rich   
   >>> stream drainages, They should start in the next 1-3 weeks. When   
   >>> you've had 5 consecuative nights with the temperature above 50 get   
   >>> out and look.   
   >>> Steve   
   >>   
   >>    Well , I don't really know of any areas around our place with ash   
   >> and elm , much less tulip poplar ... I was hopeful though , cuz we   
   >> love 'shrooms . And morels look like one of the safer types for   
   >> beginners . Anything edible commonly grow in oak forests ?   
   >>   
   > Oh man, don't worry.  Boletes of all types grow with oak and are easy   
   > to identify, and the vast majority are safe to eat (avoid the ones   
   > with red or orange pores, or are too bitter to eat).  Really big,   
   > meaty, parasitic polypores are found on oak, including   
   > Chicken-of-the-Woods (Laetiporus), Berkeley's Polypore (Meripilus),   
   > Maitake (Grifola), and Cauliflower Mushroom (Sparassis).  It's hard   
   > to mistake these.  Many, many other edible species are mycorrhizal or   
   > are otherwise associated with oak, and await your enjoyment once you   
   > get better acquainted with them.   
      
     "Honey , I found these mushrooms out in the woods , I thuink they might be   
   magic ..."   
     Thank you , I wasn't sure what might grow here in north central Arkansas .   
   I'll check out the ones you named , hey I mighta already seen some and   
   didn't know ...   
   --   
   Snag   
   Learning keeps   
   you young !   
      
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