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| froebeli| | Greenville, VA | | February 02, 2010
Tony, yes Morels do grow here....Start looking around mid April until about mid May...First the Black ones, then grey/yellow...Tulip Poplars, Ash, even Cherry trees are great places to look...along with dead elm if you can find any. Good Luck!
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| Tony| | Roanoke, Va | | elvishchrist1313(at)yahoo.com
January 26, 2010
I hope someone can help me out. I just moved to Virginia from Indiana. Love hunting Morels. Do they grow here, and if they do, when?
Thanks in advance,
Tony |
| Robin| | Hampton/Chase City/Southhill, VA | | January 15, 2010
Is there anyone who hunts mushrooms in either Chase City/Southhill or Hampton, Virginia? |
| david| | Fredericksburg, VA | | dvia357(at)aol.com
November 14, 2009
Sorry folks, that would be hunting this week. |
| david| | Fredericksburg, Virginia | | November 14, 2009
Found Chicken of the Woods, Lion's Mane, Reishi, Oyster, turkey Tail??? within the past week in Fredericksburg. I am looking for public land with mature trees to hunt. Any ideas?? also someone to go out with hinting possibly this week. |
| Shane| | Willis, MI | | foragedandfound(at)yahoo.com
November 05, 2009
Hi. I am looking for folks to do some foraging for me this comming spring. I am buying Ramps and Fiddle Head ferns. If this interests you pleas email me for more info. |
| froebeli| | shenandoah valley, va | | November 05, 2009
Found a Lion's Mane today while out hunting other things. At least I had that to bring home.
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| Nichole| | Fairfax, VA | | nicdoot(at)yahoo.com
October 26, 2009
I found a few oysters today and lots of these brown flat round mushrooms growing near creeks in the leaves and on the dead trees near the creek or around tulip poplars. Anyone know what they might be? I can send you an email to see. I also found small brown puffballs that were white inside and wasn't sure if they were edible. They didn't smell very good. |
| | | | | October 14, 2009
froebeli, I found one under a Willow Oak last year. Hope that helps. |
| Nichole| | Fairfax, VA | | nicdoot(at)yahoo.com
October 14, 2009
I am new to finding anything other than morels but not had any luck other than oyster mushrooms. I did find out that I found honey mushrooms are edible but after the fact. |
| froebeli| | Shenandoah Valley, VA | | October 14, 2009
Anyone in Virginia finding Hens? I found one a month ago under a white oak, but can't seem to find any others. Are they under any other oaks here? thanks! |
| froebeli| | Shenandoah Valley , VA | | folsoms--- (at) ---rica.net just leave out the dashes
September 25, 2009
Thanks Rob,
I've only been hunting shrooms other than morels since last spring. I've found many others, but have been afraid to try too many. Would you like to go out together some time this fall? I've found, Lions mane, oysters, old man, beef tongue, chanterelles i think, chickens, hens and black staining polypores, but have only tried a few since I have no one to tell me they are correct and are ok. ( my husband thinks I am trying to poison him sometimes.) I am near Staunton, va. Let me know if you'll be in the area.
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| Rob| | Reston, VA | | September 25, 2009
Beautiful Hens, Froebeli! They've started coming up here, too; collected ~1/2 pound the other day and left at least four times that much in the ground (the wife can only handle so much fungus in the fridge).
Overall the past week's been awesome for pickings of all sorts. Locally honeys, beefsteak polypores, boletes, suillus, puffballs, chanties (small numbers of smooths), oysters, laccarias, and green russulas have also been up as edibles. Amanitas, many russulas, milkcaps, and Corts have also appeared in number in many fields and woods.
I've found three flushes of toxic Jack O'Lanterns (Omphalotus) so far, so beware.
For the fruit collectors, keep a lookout for persimmons and pawpaws; looks like a good season for them.
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| froebeli| | shenandoah valley , va | | September 20, 2009
Found the first of the year Hen. Several more look to be coming from this tree. I'll have to return next Sunday |
| froebeli| | staunton, va | | September 08, 2009
Found a beautiful chicken of the woods yesterday. My first ever. I know I drove past it at least 4 times before the sunlight landed on it just right to see. Could never have harvested some except the tree fell over a few days before. |
| Nichole| | Fairfax, VA | | nicdoot(at)yahoo.com
September 01, 2009
I haven't been able to identify the chanterelles yet. Last fall I found some pink/orange clusters of mushrooms on the edge of a creek and took pics and were told they were poisonous so I don't trust myself yet to get any.
I LOVE the oyster mushrooms. Last couple fall seasons I stumbled upon then and knew them from the farmer markets I've been to in Italy. They are more flavorful and meaty than a morel. There was a dead stump in a marshy area that every year I seem to find a few on. |
| Tim| | King George, VA | | August 29, 2009
Went to the patch today in my woods where the Smooth Chanterelles (Cantherellus lateritius, see http://www.mushroomexpert.com/cantharellus_lateritius.html ) appear every year. I wasn't expecting anything, because July is the optimum time to look, but lo and behold there were enough for a few meals. I love the Smooth Chanterelle because its taste is similar to the delectable Common Chanterelle but it is a more consistent producer in my area (and is even easier to identify).
Anyway, I wonder if the gigantic Smooth Chanterelle patches along some of the trails at Skyline Drive have been producing lately... any reports?
By the way, I also happened upon a humongous fruiting of the Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus), which is typically found on poplar logs and stumps in my area. This has to be the most underrated mushroom, possibly because most folks don't know how to cook them. The secret is to separate the mushrooms into very thin pieces and sautee them in butter (or margarine or Shedd's Spread; don't overdo it) with salt and black pepper, keeping the pan covered until the natural juices have nearly all evaporated; then remove the cover and sautee until they are crispy-brown, taking care not to burn them. Delicious!
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| Richard Flanary| | celina , Ohio | | calvin8841(at)yahoo.com
August 27, 2009
iam going to the southwest corner of Va this week onyone found any mushrooms |
| Georgia| | Rixeyville, Va | | jimmiesmarket(at)verizon.net
August 25, 2009
For the life of me I can not find any Cantharellus cibarius anywhere. I have finally found a good number of Cinnabarinus of decent enough size to bother collecting. Any thoughts on saving them. Are they better dried, or cooked and frozen? Also this weekend found a delicious young Chicken of the woods up in the Shenendoah. Cooked up so nicely and a great texture. Next one I find goes in Soup, the texture is perfect. Anyone willing to take a novice on a Chantrelle hunt on Sunday? |
| Justin| | Spotsylvania, VA | | dixbobbijo(at)aol.com
August 17, 2009
I belive that I have a chantrelles shroom in my front yard, but I am not sure if they come in orange? Are they edible? and how do you cook them? Thanks alot!!!!!Please email me with any answers |
| Rob| | Reston, VA | | August 17, 2009
FYI modest numbers of honey mushrooms and aborted entolomas have appeared in some woods over the past few days; more rain would be nice though. |
| Rob| | Reston, VA | | August 04, 2009
On 8/2 I found a whopping 3 small smooth chanties at a forest site (I wasn't expecting there to be any), but none at the previously most productive site since early July. However, various boletes (including scaberstalks under oak) and oyster mushrooms have started to appear over the past couple days, and I've come across a small number of meadow mushrooms.
Neat find, Georgia. With any luck the Hens will be out in number in 1-2 months (October seemed to be last year's peak in NoVa). |
| Stan| | Shenandoah Valley, VA | | August 03, 2009
I have yet to find chanterelles or black trumpets this year. I found what I assume are small chanterelles, some yellow and some more orange colored. I'm hoping this last round of rain may get some things going here. Good hunting!! |
| KC R&M| | | | July 21, 2009
YEAH,they are edible,I tried one for the first time this year.....pretty good! |
| georgia| | rixeyville, va | | July 20, 2009
I ate it was pretty good with no ill effects and froze the rest. What do you think? |
| kc r&m| | | | July 20, 2009
GEORGIA,that looks more like a Berkly's polypore to me! |
| georgia| | rixeyville, va | | jimmiesmarket(at)verizon.net
July 19, 2009
After searching for weeks for chantrelles, I literally stumbled across one little Hen of the Woods and at least three larger ones much too big to bring home. The big ones looked pretty bad and bug infested. See picture of my new prize. Still looking for chantrelles. Is anyone having any luck in Culpeper, Warrenton area?
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| Rob| | Reston, VA | | July 01, 2009
Nichole, the dark floppy mushrooms are the Horns of Plenty that Georgia mentioned, which are an unusual type of chanterelle. The puffball-like mushrooms above them are probably poisonous Scleroderma, which are currently appearing under white pine and elsewhere. If so, they'll be hard and with a purplish-black solid center. |
| Nichole| | Fairfax, VA | | July 01, 2009
Is the photo below with the puffballs chanterelles? |
| Rob| | Reston, VA | | June 26, 2009
Nice pics, Georgia. Looks like I'll need to keep my eyes out for the Trumpets. That brown/yellow bolete is likely edible and I'm unaware of any poisonous look-alikes.
It seems that chanterelles come up en masse, regardless of species, when the weather is warm and moist enough in summer (note that I haven't yet found Fall chanties or classic C. cibarius, which may be different). The "smooths," "cinnabars," and "smalls" are currently coming up in practically the same habitats although the smooth chanties may have been some days ahead of their smaller cousins. Also, the small reds seem to have an affinity for creeksides while the larger species have appeared both upland and lowland. I expect to find them until we're hit by a sustained drought. |
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