Adam I just want to say how very much I appreciate your careful presentations of the identifying traits of different mushrooms and their look-alikes. Many mushroomers leave out these important details and in doing so, render their mushroom foraging videos of little value. You are the absolute best at sharing this important information as well as current research about each mushroom featured in your videos. This information is vital to people who want to identify mushrooms in the wild. I value you as a trustworthy source of mushroom information, and let's face it, when discussing edible fungi, trust is critical. Thanks again.
Just found my first set of these, a day or two past their prime but I'm so excited! Thanks for putting together this great video and thorough research into the (actual) science behind these fungi!
I found some huge oysters under a log deep in my local forest in a wonderful light mist of rain next to a cabin nestled under the clouds. The deteriorating log created a perfect substrate, huge and happy i didnt bother picking as i dont eat them unless they bruise purple heheh
I just gathered those two days ago.. delicious,,, I was able to relocate the logs they grew on to a similar micro climate in my yard.. I hope they continue to fruit.
As always Adam another great and informative video and very nice photography ! On a side note , I have noticed many more butterflies species this summer that were not present last summer at this time and sadly not many honey bees present ! Please keep up your great videos !!
Thank you for your videos Adam. A dead alder tree was downed, bucked up and split, and loaded into my wood shed in April in the pacific NW. A couple of weeks later I opened the shed and surprise! Oyster mushrooms popping out all over. After eating mushrooms all week, I decided to unload the shed to find out what was going on behind and between the wood. Mushrooms! I built shelves (with wood frame and wire to allow air flow) misted the logs, and spread them out. It stays cool and dark (I'm on the coast). Mushrooms kept growing. But alas, many of the oysters, including the most fresh looking ones, have maggots. I've tossed the moldy ones and older ones. I find if I submerge the fresh ones in water, the maggots wash out... mostly(I guess). They're so tiny. I'm sure I ate some maggots before I realized that the fresh ones were also infected... and I've lived to to tell the tale. They were delicious. Ignorance was bliss. I stuck some in the freezer today and will defrost them and then submerge them in water... I guess what I'm wanting is your opinion what to do with my imperfect oysters. Get over the yuk factor, clean them as well as I can, cook them, and accept the fact that a few teeny weeny cooked mushroom worms never hurt anyone? There are people all over the world who eat insects. Americans usually are disgusted by the idea. Don't mist them anymore, dry out the wood, and throw away the mushrooms? Darn it- I was so excited to have an oyster garden. Do you know the name of the tiny worm with the black head? Are they harmful in any way? Thanks for your knowledge and opinions. Happy foraging... :)Paula
I just started growing mushrooms. I bought 3 blocks from Fungi Perfecti 3 months ago. And I used the stems from the oyster mushroom I grew with coffee grounds in 1 pint jars to grow more. I never knew it could be so easy! I want to put a tiny greenhouse in our spare bedroom to grow more. Haven't made any videos about it yet tho. I am finding they are as fascinating as beekeeping!
Neil, You should do a video on how to grow mushrooms at home, Always enjoy all your Great Videos And the Knowledge you put into Them, thanks for sharing..
Nice presentation with lots of excellent information. The woods around me are loaded with pulmonarius, and I collected a ton of them yesterday. It must be a regional difference, but the spore print here shows some tones of gray as well as the pale lavender. Does pulmonarius also contain small quantities of lovastatin like Ostreatus?
Paola You mention a pattern I often see in my own experiences. The trick for me is not the getting of what I want but the figuring out what I want. Once I figure out the question or my desire, hey, there it is. Not like "bang" there it is, but like it was there already and I have just taken notice. Almost like our questions or thoughts gives us eyes to see. Thanks for reminding me. Peace.
Hi Adam, I totally loved your video. Just happen, that an oak log that I have on my backyard have produced a large amount of mushrooms exactly like the ones you are showing. I was able to identify them thanks to your excellent presentation. I certainly won't let them go to waste now that I know are good to consume. But you talk about to make "Mushroom water" . Can you explain how to do that.? Do you just process them on a blender and press the juice out of them, or how do you do that? How do you consume that water ? Maybe this are silly questions, but... it won't be the first time. Thanks very much for your video. I just subscribed to your channel. Your video is of great quality...!!
I watch your videos all the time . Awesome info . Im trying to find info on edible mushrooms in the zone 9a area . Around Mobile Alabama / Pensacola Fla . Oyster mushrooms , morels or even chantels . Any info will be greatly appreciated . Keep the videos coming !
Hey Adam, I found a load of oysters on a maple in the Catskills last week while looking for chanterelles usually I only pick oysters in the fall and was wondering if they could be angel wings as some described, I did not think so because they were on maple and not conifer also the shape and size of some were looking more of the fall type but the bone white color and thickness threw me off. You can see them on my Instagram page or my bear stalk video I recently posted. Great page btw and Chanterelles are everywhere right now happy hunting
TheWildYam It is! I found my first ones ever today after watching Adam's video, I think this will be my ritual each time I set off for a foraging walk 😊
Thanks for this amazing video! I find one very similar to the one you are describing. Does anybody know if this type of fungi grows in the tropics? I live in venezuela and that is where i found this one but i want to be 100% sure before i consume it.
Hey Adam, have you thought of doing video about groundnut, Indian potato, Apios Americana, or as Thoreau calls it in Life in The Woods, Apios Tuberosa?
Found some yesterday of what I believe to be. It's may 5 growing from I believe dead ash what would be the best way to positively identify? Really enjoyed your channel thanks.
Hi Adam, thank you for all you videos and knowledge. I found what I believe to be an oyster mushroom, but I wanted to get a second opinion to make sure it's not angel wing. I found these mushrooms on a large dead tree maybe a beech tree. I'm not sure how to post photos in a comment. The ones I was unsure about are about 3 inches wide and grew in a group. Are angel wing mushroom pure white even at 3 inches wide?
Gobi Grey Yes we found a tree that was covered with oyster mushrooms on the Cedar Valley Nature Trail in August. Must have been at least 30 lbs. I took 3.
Dude it goes with out say ur the real mush Man,About a weak back found some similar to those not as big and has a silverish tone to them but some sat Cooler on them didn't get to enjoy ,the Beleat mushroom the one that really should define blueing,is that the only effect of that brussing color change
Hi Adam. I love the videos! can you help me identify an oyster? i feel 99% sure. I ate a tiny bit. 3 days later i vomited. coincidence?? i would love some help since you said above that you might help identify my 1st oyster. But dont see where to show you a photo. thanks for all that you do!!!
Hi Adam! Found what I think are oyster mushrooms except the gills are more brown not lilac . Plus they are more shelf like versus flutes up. Are there any poisonous look alikes?
I might have found two of these a little over a month ago and was over the size of a human head One was collapsed and the other was still growing I think
Just wanted to say Thank You for posting these videos. Quick question are "summer oysters" the same as "angel wings"? I was visiting my sister in northern Indiana, she has 17 acres of wooded property there and I found what I thought were oyster mushrooms, but after posting a picture on FB someone thought they might be angel wings. they had a very mild aroma, like raw scallops, decurrent gils, growing on a down elm (ash?), largest was probably 3" across. A few bugs in the gills. the meat was probably 3/8" thick. I sauted them in butter and a little garlic salt, mild flavor, a lot of water cooked off. Wonderful flavor, and no health issues. I have grown oysters at home (took a class) and I was confident in my identification, but now I wonder... I'll post a pic on your FB page.
Summer oysters and angel wing mushrooms are two separate species. Summer oysters typically grow on hardwoods, while angel wing mushrooms grow on conifers.
What does he mean, "it has no central stem"? I see a stem. Maybe he's trying to say it's lobbsided or off-center stemmed. Plus it was individual mushrooms and he has said that that is a sign it isn't an oyster. Mushrooms are tricky and frightening. I only would eat morels because they are so distinctive. And all hollow. Also black trumpet as they are plainly them. Otherwise I could turn green.
I've been trying identify a mushroom from one of my hikes, the appeatance is very similar to packing peanuts, and after pulling one out of the ground, it felt very rough and stringy. It also had no head, like a half sausage shape. There was a dense cluster of them on a far rotten log loosely burried in the soil. I can't find anything about it online, any idea?
I have a question for you Adam. When I was a kid in elementary school, my friends and I would find these round hollow mushrooms that we called stink bombs. We would slam them on the ground, and the smoke would roll out of them with a pungent smell. I know it was the spores, but what are they, and what is their purpose?
Shirley - yes, a water extract can be as simple as making a decoction (or "tea") by simmering mushrooms in water for at least 30 minutes... if not for a few hours. Soups are great ways to make water extracts as well.
Yes! wpamushroomclub.org/ Also, I lead several walks. If you'd like to hear about them, feel free to join the Learn Your Land email newsletter list: confirmsubscription.com/h/i/8F756D78F98F8632
Are you sure they aren't Angel Wings? We found the same mushrooms but because they were in an area with Hemlock. P. porrigens, known as the angel wing, is a white-rot wood-decay fungus on conifer wood, particularly hemlock (genus Tsuga). They looked very much like the ones you are calling Oyster. If you do see it on Hemlock, it is probably NOT Oyster, but rather Angel Wings. While listed as an edible, it contains a neurotoxin that in some people can be fatal or debilitating when ingested. 60 cases have been recorded, 6 of note, mainly in Japan, but I would avoid generally mushrooms that grow on Conifers. Mushrooms that grow on Conifers tend to be in some way poisonous. The very same species, when it grows on Conifer wood can be poisonous even if not on other types of wood like oak.
Yes, I'm positive these aren't Pleurocybella porrigens. The Oysters featured in this video were growing on a deciduous tree... most likely a Northern Red Oak. Pleurocybella porrigens decomposes conifer wood, especially wood from Eastern Hemlock Trees. Additionally, the Oysters in this video have stipes, whereas most field guides describe P. porrigens as stipe-less. The two species do resemble one another though!
i just found a cluster of oyster mushrooms, brought it home, went to work and my dad threw them all away saying it was going to poison me...i was heart broken,
Adam I just want to say how very much I appreciate your careful presentations of the identifying traits of different mushrooms and their look-alikes. Many mushroomers leave out these important details and in doing so, render their mushroom foraging videos of little value. You are the absolute best at sharing this important information as well as current research about each mushroom featured in your videos. This information is vital to people who want to identify mushrooms in the wild. I value you as a trustworthy source of mushroom information, and let's face it, when discussing edible fungi, trust is critical. Thanks again.
Thanks so much, Jordanne! I'm glad to hear you're enjoying these videos!
I want to chime in :)
MegaMusicNotes you're free to do so anytime.
i know it's kinda off topic but do anyone know a good website to watch newly released movies online?
It'd be nice to see a video on oysters vs angel wings or other look-alikes
You truly know your fungi, I'm amazed at how you retain all the info that you share. Very very helpful. Great stuff. Thank you
Isle of Wight Bushcraft Indeed, Adam is a walking and talking encyclopaedia!
Thank you Adam, so happy to watch the video, and feel connected with the nature and with mushrooms!
another well presented and descriptive video on the Oyster Mushroom Adam you"re great to listen and learn from 👍👍👍
Just found my first set of these, a day or two past their prime but I'm so excited! Thanks for putting together this great video and thorough research into the (actual) science behind these fungi!
Great info as always Adam! I found a bunch of these and have been feasting on them for a couple of weeks. Very tasty Mushrooms!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I found my first oyster mushrooms today and I was stoked!! :-)
I found some huge oysters under a log deep in my local forest in a wonderful light mist of rain next to a cabin nestled under the clouds. The deteriorating log created a perfect substrate, huge and happy i didnt bother picking as i dont eat them unless they bruise purple heheh
Thanks for another very interesting and educational video. I'm trying to catch up on all of them!
I just gathered those two days ago.. delicious,,, I was able to relocate the logs they grew on to a similar micro climate in my yard.. I hope they continue to fruit.
Thank you for making these videos! The info is presented so well.
Thank you!
As always Adam another great and informative video and very nice photography ! On a side note , I have noticed many more butterflies species this summer that were not present last summer at this time and sadly not many honey bees present ! Please keep up your great videos !!
Adam you are an excellent speaker! Your work is very much appreciated!
Thank you!
P. ostreatus has summer varieties too. "Florida oyster" is a strain of P. ostreatus that likes warm weather.
Thank you for your videos Adam. A dead alder tree was downed, bucked up and split, and loaded into my wood shed in April in the pacific NW. A couple of weeks later I opened the shed and surprise! Oyster mushrooms popping out all over. After eating mushrooms all week, I decided to unload the shed to find out what was going on behind and between the wood. Mushrooms! I built shelves (with wood frame and wire to allow air flow) misted the logs, and spread them out. It stays cool and dark (I'm on the coast). Mushrooms kept growing. But alas, many of the oysters, including the most fresh looking ones, have maggots. I've tossed the moldy ones and older ones. I find if I submerge the fresh ones in water, the maggots wash out... mostly(I guess). They're so tiny. I'm sure I ate some maggots before I realized that the fresh ones were also infected... and I've lived to to tell the tale. They were delicious. Ignorance was bliss. I stuck some in the freezer today and will defrost them and then submerge them in water...
I guess what I'm wanting is your opinion what to do with my imperfect oysters. Get over the yuk factor, clean them as well as I can, cook them, and accept the fact that a few teeny weeny cooked mushroom worms never hurt anyone? There are people all over the world who eat insects. Americans usually are disgusted by the idea. Don't mist them anymore, dry out the wood, and throw away the mushrooms? Darn it- I was so excited to have an oyster garden.
Do you know the name of the tiny worm with the black head? Are they harmful in any way?
Thanks for your knowledge and opinions. Happy foraging... :)Paula
I just started growing mushrooms. I bought 3 blocks from Fungi Perfecti 3 months ago. And I used the stems from the oyster mushroom I grew with coffee grounds in 1 pint jars to grow more. I never knew it could be so easy!
I want to put a tiny greenhouse in our spare bedroom to grow more. Haven't made any videos about it yet tho. I am finding they are as fascinating as beekeeping!
8/25/20 just harvested my first summer oyster mushrooms. Thank you Adam.
Neil, You should do a video on how to grow mushrooms at home, Always enjoy all your Great Videos And the Knowledge you put into Them, thanks for sharing..
Thank you for this! I live in PA and was able to positively ID a beautiful patch of Pleurotus pulmonarius on my hardwood pile! Now to find a recipe…
I really enjoy your videos, keep up the awesome work!
Thanks!
Nice presentation with lots of excellent information. The woods around me are loaded with pulmonarius, and I collected a ton of them yesterday. It must be a regional difference, but the spore print here shows some tones of gray as well as the pale lavender. Does pulmonarius also contain small quantities of lovastatin like Ostreatus?
Love your videos! I have oyster like mushroom down at my creek. Not sure what species it is. But it is fun to find them.
your channel is awesome man.
I found my first summer oyster mushrooms today after watching your video! Thank you for bringing me luck on my foraging walk!
Awesome! Glad you found some!
Learn Your Land So tasty! Hands down the best wild mushrooms I picked this year
Paola You mention a pattern I often see in my own experiences. The trick for me is not the getting of what I want but the figuring out what I want. Once I figure out the question or my desire, hey, there it is. Not like "bang" there it is, but like it was there already and I have just taken notice. Almost like our questions or thoughts gives us eyes to see. Thanks for reminding me. Peace.
John Vanegmond strange how things work sometimes.
thanks I have been finding these my last couple outings but wasn't 100% sure they were oysters. now I know.
also note white hairs at base of stem, i found some growing on a fell poplar in georgian bay muskoka region in ontario... happy foraging
Very late, but in iowa ive been seeing lots of golden oyster mushrooms. If you have them in your area they would be a good addition to your channel
They look just like angel wings and white chanterell (I just saw on another video) to me.
Yes!! Love it 🤙🏼🍄💕
Hi Adam, I totally loved your video. Just happen, that an oak log that I have on my backyard have produced a large amount of mushrooms exactly like the ones you are showing. I was able to identify them thanks to your excellent presentation. I certainly won't let them go to waste now that I know are good to consume. But you talk about to make "Mushroom water" . Can you explain how to do that.? Do you just process them on a blender and press the juice out of them, or how do you do that? How do you consume that water ? Maybe this are silly questions, but... it won't be the first time. Thanks very much for your video. I just subscribed to your channel. Your video is of great quality...!!
Im kind of in love with this kid. Officially.
I watch your videos all the time . Awesome info . Im trying to find info on edible mushrooms in the zone 9a area . Around Mobile Alabama / Pensacola Fla . Oyster mushrooms , morels or even chantels . Any info will be greatly appreciated . Keep the videos coming !
1 of the best edibles in my opinion and everybody ive got to try them that love morels love these now lol
Always great info.
Thanks!
Great series..helped me feel safer about eating some of my local fungi. Thank you, these ones are tasty.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hey Adam, I found a load of oysters on a maple in the Catskills last week while looking for chanterelles usually I only pick oysters in the fall and was wondering if they could be angel wings as some described, I did not think so because they were on maple and not conifer also the shape and size of some were looking more of the fall type but the bone white color and thickness threw me off. You can see them on my Instagram page or my bear stalk video I recently posted. Great page btw and Chanterelles are everywhere right now happy hunting
Right on
Very good
That's a beautiful fungus!
TheWildYam It is! I found my first ones ever today after watching Adam's video, I think this will be my ritual each time I set off for a foraging walk 😊
excellent.
Adam could you share experience on picking mushroom in the tropic (equator)? thanks.
Thanks for this amazing video! I find one very similar to the one you are describing. Does anybody know if this type of fungi grows in the tropics? I live in venezuela and that is where i found this one but i want to be 100% sure before i consume it.
Hey Adam, have you thought of doing video about groundnut, Indian potato, Apios Americana, or as Thoreau calls it in Life in The Woods, Apios Tuberosa?
Found some yesterday of what I believe to be. It's may 5 growing from I believe dead ash what would be the best way to positively identify? Really enjoyed your channel thanks.
Hi Adam, thank you for all you videos and knowledge. I found what I believe to be an oyster mushroom, but I wanted to get a second opinion to make sure it's not angel wing. I found these mushrooms on a large dead tree maybe a beech tree. I'm not sure how to post photos in a comment. The ones I was unsure about are about 3 inches wide and grew in a group. Are angel wing mushroom pure white even at 3 inches wide?
We had a lot of golden oysters here in Iowa. Seems like they aren't as common in most areas of the country.
Gobi Grey Yes we found a tree that was covered with oyster mushrooms on the Cedar Valley Nature Trail in August. Must have been at least 30 lbs. I took 3.
I'm in the finger lakes area , so all oyster mushrooms edible ?
Dude it goes with out say ur the real mush Man,About a weak back found some similar to those not as big and has a silverish tone to them but some sat Cooler on them didn't get to enjoy ,the Beleat mushroom the one that really should define blueing,is that the only effect of that brussing color change
Well it's October 20, 22, and I'm finding these in Pennsylvania
What is your preferred water method of extraction for these mushrooms? And ratio. I only got a little bit.
Hi Adam. I love the videos! can you help me identify an oyster? i feel 99% sure. I ate a tiny bit. 3 days later i vomited. coincidence?? i would love some help since you said above that you might help identify my 1st oyster. But dont see where to show you a photo. thanks for all that you do!!!
Hi Adam! Found what I think are oyster mushrooms except the gills are more brown not lilac . Plus they are more shelf like versus flutes up. Are there any poisonous look alikes?
I might have found two of these a little over a month ago and was over the size of a human head
One was collapsed and the other was still growing I think
cool!
How do know if it's an oyster variation or lentinus levis? they seem so close in the ID
What would a look alike be? Pleurocybella Porrigens? What do you think of the edibility of it given the incidents in Japan?
Do You know where You could find oyster mushrooms in SoCal? Is that possibly become a native thing here?
Just wanted to say Thank You for posting these videos. Quick question are "summer oysters" the same as "angel wings"? I was visiting my sister in northern Indiana, she has 17 acres of wooded property there and I found what I thought were oyster mushrooms, but after posting a picture on FB someone thought they might be angel wings. they had a very mild aroma, like raw scallops, decurrent gils, growing on a down elm (ash?), largest was probably 3" across. A few bugs in the gills. the meat was probably 3/8" thick. I sauted them in butter and a little garlic salt, mild flavor, a lot of water cooked off. Wonderful flavor, and no health issues. I have grown oysters at home (took a class) and I was confident in my identification, but now I wonder...
I'll post a pic on your FB page.
Summer oysters and angel wing mushrooms are two separate species. Summer oysters typically grow on hardwoods, while angel wing mushrooms grow on conifers.
You're Fanawesometastic 🙏😊!
What does he mean, "it has no central stem"? I see a stem. Maybe he's trying to say it's lobbsided or off-center stemmed. Plus it was individual mushrooms and he has said that that is a sign it isn't an oyster. Mushrooms are tricky and frightening. I only would eat morels because they are so distinctive. And all hollow. Also black trumpet as they are plainly them. Otherwise I could turn green.
What does a peral mushroom look like
I've been trying identify a mushroom from one of my hikes, the appeatance is very similar to packing peanuts, and after pulling one out of the ground, it felt very rough and stringy. It also had no head, like a half sausage shape. There was a dense cluster of them on a far rotten log loosely burried in the soil. I can't find anything about it online, any idea?
Have you looked into Aborted Entoloma (Entoloma abortivum)?
I have a question for you Adam. When I was a kid in elementary school, my friends and I would find these round hollow mushrooms that we called stink bombs. We would slam them on the ground, and the smoke would roll out of them with a pungent smell. I know it was the spores, but what are they, and what is their purpose?
Hey David, would they be puffballs? I've never heard of "stink bomb" mushrooms, though it sounds like they may be puffball-like species.
Is a water extract tea?
Shirley - yes, a water extract can be as simple as making a decoction (or "tea") by simmering mushrooms in water for at least 30 minutes... if not for a few hours. Soups are great ways to make water extracts as well.
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I'm in Western PA. Is there a group or others I can get together with to hunt mushrooms?
Yes! wpamushroomclub.org/ Also, I lead several walks. If you'd like to hear about them, feel free to join the Learn Your Land email newsletter list: confirmsubscription.com/h/i/8F756D78F98F8632
How can you tell these from "angel wing" mushrooms?
Angel wings are thinner and have gills that run the whole length of the mushroom doesn't have a stem.
how do you remember all of this info?
Fish oil and Lion's Mane mushroom.
Are you sure they aren't Angel Wings? We found the same mushrooms but because they were in an area with Hemlock. P. porrigens, known as the angel wing, is a white-rot wood-decay fungus on conifer wood, particularly hemlock (genus Tsuga). They looked very much like the ones you are calling Oyster. If you do see it on Hemlock, it is probably NOT Oyster, but rather Angel Wings. While listed as an edible, it contains a neurotoxin that in some people can be fatal or debilitating when ingested. 60 cases have been recorded, 6 of note, mainly in Japan, but I would avoid generally mushrooms that grow on Conifers. Mushrooms that grow on Conifers tend to be in some way poisonous. The very same species, when it grows on Conifer wood can be poisonous even if not on other types of wood like oak.
Yes, I'm positive these aren't Pleurocybella porrigens. The Oysters featured in this video were growing on a deciduous tree... most likely a Northern Red Oak. Pleurocybella porrigens decomposes conifer wood, especially wood from Eastern Hemlock Trees. Additionally, the Oysters in this video have stipes, whereas most field guides describe P. porrigens as stipe-less. The two species do resemble one another though!
Hey Matt is there any way I can send you a picture of a mushroom to help me i.d. it?
Hi mate there's a reddit for that /r/mushrooms.
get the papers, get the papers
Thanks
i just found a cluster of oyster mushrooms, brought it home, went to work and my dad threw them all away saying it was going to poison me...i was heart broken,
You ever bend down to look at a 🍄 and see a poisonous 🐍?
Paulie Bleaker...?...🏃🤰
I've been studying growing mushrooms at home and found a fantastic website at Gregs Mushroom Grower (google it if you are interested)
Pls,find,1for,me🍄