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 Tempus950
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 SF Bay area edibles
#9153267 - 10/29/08 08:07 AM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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Ive noticed a lot of PNW people posting finds of boletus edulis and chantrelles, and Ive unsucessfully tried to hunt for those two mushrooms three times, driving out of santa clara past san francisco, wasting tanks of gas and finding nothing. Ive had sucessful hunts for actives, but Im obsessed now with finding those two edibles.
Its going to rain in three days, is it worth hunting for these shrooms near SF or am I too far south? And the chantrelle season seems to vary between fall to spring, depending on the source, so Im pretty confused as to when is a good time to go look for them. Some thoughts or advice would be much appreciated.
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Re: SF Bay area edibles [Re: Tempus950]
#9153306 - 10/29/08 08:22 AM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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there are often great chantarelle and king bolete hauls in the santa cruz area, but the hills southwest of loyola, cupertino and saratoga look good. try heading over towards the 236 and the 35 [big basin and skyline], as it's a shorter drive to what looks like good area.
that expanse of oak dotted hillsides with lots of thickets is a good bet, and it's a large area and it's a good bit closer to you than driving up the peninsula and then still having to find an area in the cuts.
another tip is don't waste trips. if you have a free day, head out there in the morning and stay as long as you can, or until you start finding them.
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Re: SF Bay area edibles [Re: Tempus950]
#9153376 - 10/29/08 08:43 AM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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Try just north of SF, in Marin County or Sonoma County. Elevation and fog drip are key. Pt. Reyes National Park is a good place near the coast in Marin County, and even if you don't find what you're looking for (and they definitely grow there), there are tons of other interesting and often edible mushrooms to be found.
And of course, don't forget the symbiotic trees! Pine for B. edulis and coast live oak or tanoak typically for Cantharellus.
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Re: SF Bay area edibles [Re: Tempus950]
#9153796 - 10/29/08 10:38 AM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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Boletus edulis is hard to find in santa clara - in the bay area it fruits under bishop pine and monterey pine. We don't have a lot of that but there is some, take note of it when you see it.
You will have better luck hunting this species somewhere like point reyes or fort bragg.
Boletus edulis is one of the first mushrooms to fruit, it generally comes up two weeks after the first solid inch of rain in the season. Psilocybe cyanescens also comes up very quickly after the first rain, when you people posting them, its time to look for boletes.
Chanterelles grow with live oak so you won't have to go far at all to find them. Big Basin has tons of them, as does Windy Hill, Rancho San Antonio and Hidden Villa. You might actually be allowed to pick them at hidden villa since its private property, the other parks in your area you'll want to use a backpack instead of a basket.
Chanterelles fruit in the middle and end of the season, I usually don't see them before december and they fruit until april.
The fog this morning will kick off some of the Agaricus augustus and A. bernardii, looks like the first big flush might be soon.
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Tempus950
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Wow I just got all the info I was hoping for explained by three different people, thanks a lot for the help! When that rain hits, I'm going to be out for three straight days hunting.
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