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Alder Forests
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I went out on a hunt last Wednesday and didnt find anything that I was looking for. But I did find two small alder forests that consisted of nothing but alders and tons of mulch and grass underneath them. They were just small areas (perhaps a few hundred mature alders) before they started mixing in with pine trees. I saw traces of people walking back there, sadly it was litter so I doubt it was mushroom hunters. This was on top of a hill in the West Sound area. Would this be an ideal spot to look after the next rain? I was hoping to find cyans when I was looking around there, but I didnt find any (even after a few days of rain). I did find some LBMs there but they did not look anything like cyans. Should I research any other edible/active mushrooms that could be in that habitat? My GF got a few pics of the spot and the mushrooms growing there, Im not sure how they turned out but if they are good I will post them (it was somewhat dark out).


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Re: Alder Forests [Re: Chronick]
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Well, I've found many a fallen alder trees, but never any actives growing from the branches/twigs. I think the "innards" of the tree need to be exposed, and broken up, to increase the surface area, so that the mushrooms can colonize. They would have a harder time deriving the right kinds of alkaloids from bigger pieces of tree...or so I'm guessing. That's why I think they can't grow from them...plus the ground needs to be soft, and that's why people lay down alder chips on top of flattened cardboard. The cardboard gets soggy from the rain, and creates a very soft, squishy layer of alder woodchip substrate, causing the mycelium to flourish.


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Re: Alder Forests [Re: tyler_0_durden]
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Yea is it even worth looking for alder trees and hunting around them? What are those light playground chips made from that you see at schools and at playgrounds.

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Re: Alder Forests [Re: coolboarderguy]
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coolboarderguy said:
Yea is it even worth looking for alder trees and hunting around them? What are those light playground chips made from that you see at schools and at playgrounds.


I've never seen any mushrooms growing from those, I'm pretty sure they're heavily synthetic.  They don't rot noticeably and don't seem to retain a lot of water so yeah.


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