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CopperCreek
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Registered: 04/04/11
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first wild oyster of the year! I.D. needed please
#14255157 - 04/07/11 07:38 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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this is a giant oyster of some unknown variety, i would like to see if anyone can shed some light as to the actual variety of it beyond just "oyster". it measures 9" at the widest point and about 8" at the narrowest. it was found on a hardwood tree in the mid south and looks to be a little long in the tooth and unfit to eat. it has a wonderful earthy oyster mushroom smell and thick strong myc. here are the pics, enjoy!

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falcon



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Re: first wild oyster of the year! I.D. needed please [Re: CopperCreek]
#14255216 - 04/07/11 07:48 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Looks to be Pleurotus dryinus and it is past its prime.
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groople
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Re: first wild oyster of the year! I.D. needed please [Re: falcon]
#14255529 - 04/07/11 08:43 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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the first pic almost looks like it has jagged gill edges?
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falcon



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Re: first wild oyster of the year! I.D. needed please [Re: groople]
#14255625 - 04/07/11 09:00 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Yeah, I thought about neolentinus too, but the caps aren't scaly. the ornamentation on the edge of the cap is also something that points to dryinus.
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CopperCreek
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Re: first wild oyster of the year! I.D. needed please [Re: groople]
#14255640 - 04/07/11 09:02 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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yeah it's almost gone, it's been raining a lot here there is no telling when it first popped up or if it's even the first ones. i looked into the dryinus variety and it could be it but i'll have to catch one fresh to see if it has a veil or not, but by the looks of it there could possibly be a veil remnant there. dryinus also turns yellow with age and this one is definitely yellow. the gills look jagged like that i think because its old and drying up at the edges. i know of a tree that grows a different kind of oyster ill try to find some on it soon. thanks for the input guys!
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CopperCreek
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Re: first wild oyster of the year! I.D. needed please [Re: CopperCreek]
#14255655 - 04/07/11 09:04 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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just a side note, i can't find anything on the taste of dryinus they must not be that popular to eat
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falcon



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Re: first wild oyster of the year! I.D. needed please [Re: CopperCreek]
#14255692 - 04/07/11 09:11 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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They aren't that common, they're the best tasting oyster IMO.
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CopperCreek
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Re: first wild oyster of the year! I.D. needed please [Re: falcon]
#14255721 - 04/07/11 09:16 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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falcon said: They aren't that common, they're the best tasting oyster IMO.
NICE!!! I'm sending tissue and spores to a good buddy to clean up on agar and noc it to some plug spawn to grow these at home on logs i hope for some fat caps when they start to fruit!
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falcon



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Re: first wild oyster of the year! I.D. needed please [Re: CopperCreek]
#14255738 - 04/07/11 09:19 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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psylosymonreturns
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Re: first wild oyster of the year! I.D. needed please [Re: falcon]
#14256109 - 04/07/11 10:27 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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wow what a lunker!
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CopperCreek
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Re: first wild oyster of the year! I.D. needed please [Re: psylosymonreturns]
#14257379 - 04/08/11 07:57 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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psylosymonreturns said: wow what a lunker!
thanks bud, i've only found two of these, one last summer and this one, and they were both around the same size though i think this one is bigger. i wrapped it in some newspaper and sent it off to professor p this morning, i can't wait to see what wonders are locked in its spore!
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