From: snag_one@msn.com   
      
   riburr wrote:   
   > Snag wrote:   
   >> 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 ...   
   >>   
   > I find Gymnopilus luteus on old oak stumps in late summer/early fall.   
   > They are without a doubt magic, but very bitter.  It's probably best   
   > to start with the easy-to-identify tasty edibles.  Learning the   
   > deadly and toxic ones will help you avoid dangerous mistakes.  The   
   > deadliest Amanitas grow with oak.  Cortinarius grows with oak, some   
   > of them will take out your kidneys after a couple weeks.   
      
     Hey , I've seen that cortinarius or one very much like it growing next to   
   the camper  . Looked like a small   
   orangy-tan almost-flat parasol , growing in the grass last fall . One of the   
   things that got me interested in looking for wild 'shrooms . Hey , the land   
   has a bountiful amount of edibles , if we know what when and where to look !   
   --   
   Snag   
   Learning keeps   
   you young !   
      
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