16 hours ago, liuzhou said:
On 10/2/2020 at 2:05 PM, TicTac said:Also, the Elm Oysters differ as they grow solely on one tree - and one tree only - the Manitoba Maple.
QuoteThe elm oyster is distributed all over the temperate climate zones in deciduous and mixed woodland where it grows mainly on boxelder maples or elms. It has been reported that they are found on beech and oak trees as well. Elm oysters are ubiquitous on wounds of living box elders.
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QuoteThe Elm Oyster fruits high up on the trunks and large branches of elm trees (Ulmus spp.) and occasionally other broadleaf deciduous trees.
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Have you foraged for them before? Have you actually ever seen one growing in the wild?
If so, have you seen one growing on an Elm tree?! All the examples in the video you linked show them growing on Maples.
In my many years of hunting in my backyard/forest-ravine, which hold a wide variety of species of trees, I can confidently tell you from first hand knowledge (and from everything that was taught to me by other far more skilled foragers) that this mushroom only grows on the Manitoba Maple. Least here in this climate.
If you want to pick one from another tree; do so at your own peril!
