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BlimeyGrimey
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February Oysters in Seattle
#9720885 - 02/02/09 01:17 AM (15 years, 16 days ago) |
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Found these on a tree on my normal hiking trail. I'm assuming these are oysters, they seem a little out of season though.
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Re: February Oysters in Seattle [Re: BlimeyGrimey]
#9721555 - 02/02/09 08:27 AM (15 years, 16 days ago) |
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They look like really damp oysters. But a nice clump!
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Re: February Oysters in Seattle [Re: BlimeyGrimey]
#9734697 - 02/04/09 02:15 PM (15 years, 14 days ago) |
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Yep those are them. They look fairly old or as landsnorkler said water logged. theyre no fun eating or preparing when they are that soggy. I would re visit them again in the future the will probably be back or in that general area. I love fresh wild oysters yummy!
nice find and nice pic.
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didjin_d
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I have never seen oysters in the wild that were pink like that. Also, the gills seem very thick and spread out for P. ostreatus... hmmm... Did you eat them?
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Re: February Oysters in Seattle [Re: didjin_d]
#9751273 - 02/06/09 05:37 PM (15 years, 12 days ago) |
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I have picked quite a few of them in the Seattle area that were also pink in color. Below is some pictures of some oysters I picked and ate a year or two ago.
     
The color pink is very common for these in this neck of the woods. Unless what we are picking are not oysters. I believe they are. I consumed quite a few of them and have had no issues what so ever.
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I've heard of pink oysters before...I suspect they're fine to eat so long as they have the distinct oyster shroom aroma.
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Re: February Oysters in Seattle [Re: BlimeyGrimey]
#9755578 - 02/07/09 04:02 PM (15 years, 11 days ago) |
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Nice find. Pleurotus djamor Mycotaxon abstract indicating they are found in the US.
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Re: February Oysters in Seattle [Re: BlimeyGrimey]
#9756378 - 02/07/09 06:51 PM (15 years, 11 days ago) |
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They are almost findable year round in some areas.
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Re: February Oysters in Seattle [Re: eris]
#9756486 - 02/07/09 07:17 PM (15 years, 11 days ago) |
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Are they tough? I don't think they're oysters. Usually, you'll start finding P ostreatus along the rivers such as the snoqualmie in late march through mid summer when it dries out too much, and then again in the fall, but to a lesser extent. Look for dead, but still standing Alder trees. You'll also find them on Alders that have fallen over, but not quite as often. RR
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Re: February Oysters in Seattle [Re: RogerRabbit]
#9756718 - 02/07/09 08:03 PM (15 years, 11 days ago) |
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The Oysters in the photos I posted above were found on old growth Alder, some dead and some standing, located in the Kent Valley along the Green River. I dont think that I have ever seen them there in the winter, however , they are there like clock work every September/October when the rains begin. I have picked from the same trees the last 3 or 4 years.
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BlimeyGrimey
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Re: February Oysters in Seattle [Re: RogerRabbit]
#9761576 - 02/08/09 05:22 PM (15 years, 10 days ago) |
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They weren't very tough, except for the stems on some of them.
I'll try to go back in the next few days and take some more pics of them. It was dark the first time around and only one pic came out good.
Here's what I'm used to finding on the same trail during the spring.




I've taken clones of the P. ostreatus pictured above but have never gotten around to attempt a grow yet.
Any idea what these pink ones might be RR? The 3 or 4 mushrooms I pulled and brought home lost most of their pinkness once they started to dry and reminded me of dried oysters but they still seem slightly off for oysters.
I might have to send off a sample for microscopy to find out what they really are.
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Re: February Oysters in Seattle [Re: BlimeyGrimey]
#9761965 - 02/08/09 06:26 PM (15 years, 10 days ago) |
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are those fruiting on oak logs?
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BlimeyGrimey
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Re: February Oysters in Seattle [Re: Beege]
#9763248 - 02/08/09 10:26 PM (15 years, 10 days ago) |
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Not sure what kind of logs they are. I suck at identifying trees.
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Re: February Oysters in Seattle [Re: BlimeyGrimey]
#9764718 - 02/09/09 08:03 AM (15 years, 9 days ago) |
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The bark looks like Beech and there are Beech leaves in the photos along with Maple and Oak. What makes you think they're not Pleurotus djamor?
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BlimeyGrimey
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The first photo I posted probably is djamor but the other 4 photos I posted are ostreatus that i pick during the spring.
The ostreatus were growing from a pile of logs behind a house. The guy who lives there gave me permission to pick on his property. The pile of logs is a mixed pile. There's probably Beech, Maple and Oak logs in the mix.
I'm pretty sure the tree that the pink oysters were on was Oak or Maple. Its hard for me to tell for sure with all the leaves gone.
Care to look at a sample under the scope?
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