RE: Morels on Sycamore
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RE: Morels on Sycamore
by Jon Ellifritz
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It kind of depends what you mean by "on" your sycamore tree. Since you
mentioned morels, I'll assume you meant on the ground under the sycamore, and I too have read that morels can be found under sycamores, possibly in a mycorrhizal association. I asked David Arora many years ago if he thought morels were mycorrhizal, and he said he thought they were "nonobligately" so, i.e., they sometimes formed such associations but weren't dependent on them. More recently we had a speaker (at the Mycological Association of Washington, DC) who said that morels (just some species or all?) have two different possible life cycles, one in which they're mycorrhizal and another where they're saprophytic. In our area, morels seem to be associated most with tulip poplars and ash trees, along with dying or dead elms. Don't know whether these are mycorrhizal or the trees and mushrooms like the same type of soil, or both. The Smith and Weber book you asked about in your other e-mail is somewhat old, and I don't have it, but I have their North American and Southern ones, which are quite good. My favorite mushroom field guide is still Gary Lincoff's 1981 one, in the Audubon field guide series. It has nationwide coverage, although a bit of an Eastern bias. And both of David Arora's books mentioned by another respondent are good, although Mushrooms Demystified is a rather hefty tome! I believe there may even be some more recent regional ones, covering specific parts of the West, like part of the Rocky Mountains or the Pacific Northwest. Don't have any names handy, but you could go through the mushroom book lists at Amazon or another online bookseller. I'm not sure whether Paul Stamets lists any Western regional mushroom books, but you can check with his company, Fungi Perfecti, which is located in Washington state. Jon > [Original Message] > From: Sdraeger <seth.draeger@...> > To: <bionet-mycology@...> > Date: 12/4/2008 12:35:29 PM > Subject: [Mycology] Morels on Sycamore > > I have been trying to figure out what kind of mushroom would grow best > on my sycamore tree, and I came across 1 mention of morels liking > sycamores. Has anyone had any experience in this? > > _______________________________________________ > Mycology mailing list > Mycology@... > http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/mycology _______________________________________________ Mycology mailing list Mycology@... http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/mycology |
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