Maitake? I know it grows in clusters at the base of trees like that......
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Edible when young and not all that great, I guess....but really cool looking
I really wish it were Maitake or at least Hen of the Woods.....
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Hen of the woods is such great eating! I second your wish.
Berkeley's are dramatic and usually large (biggest I've seen was 50 lbs and filled a bucket seat) and more easily spotted than hens.
This is the time of year for berkeleys. Hens are more of a fall emerger.
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Judith Browning wrote:
I really wish it were Maitake or at least Hen of the Woods.....
Aren't maitake and hen of the woods one and the same? There's also a "chicken of the woods", which is a different mushroom altogether.
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Alex Veidel wrote:
Judith Browning wrote:
I really wish it were Maitake or at least Hen of the Woods.....
Aren't maitake and hen of the woods one and the same? There's also a "chicken of the woods", which is a different mushroom altogether.
they are the same....I didn't know that. I just know a very few edibles and am trying to learn a few more as they appear in our woods...Now I need to find out if it is 'chicken of the woods' or 'hen of the woods' that I have heard found here. thanks.
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Chicken of the woods tends to stand out. It's usually bright orange with yellow tips
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