Archives April 6th

April 5th, 2006: Ahistory, grey morel - general location = Columbia, MO. .Growing Conditions = Near white ash in rich lowlands. Additional Comments = Found about 20, only 2 were big enough to pick. Hope to get back out and get the rest before man or beast beats me to them.

Here is a couple of photos from my find today. 8 total, only 2 big enough to pick. Left the rest for later. Should be big got 2 inches of rain tonight alone. These were odd, on the western edge of the woods on a northern facing small shallow depression running east to west. I think they were following the roots of an old dying cottonwood about 20 feet away. I found a few stragelers there yesterday leading back to that tree but missed this patch. Happy hunting.

April 5th, 2006: Pastor J, black morel - general location = TN Clarksville. Growing Conditions = Under White Ash. Additional Comments = Found around 120 over a 2 day period in the Clarksville TN area. Drove all the way from Augusta to find them...was able to pick up a couple new spots that produced...Park ranger kept us out of one of major spots due to wind damamge from the storms Sunday night...it was well worth the trip! Now if I could just find some in Georgia!

April 5th, 2006: Chris, we are finding lots of them here in Monroe County as well as Polk and Loudoun Counties. They are in Cherokee County, NC as well. Prime this week. Bonnie

April 5th, 2006: I picked these 4/4/06 in Kelly Point Park Portland OR. Ptycoverpa. Please don't eat these they will! make you sick even if you cook the to the point where they are tasteless anyway. Kevin

April 5th, 2006: Hi Chris, I found 3 morels today, first of the season. Around cottonwood trees, swampy, in very sunny spots Burlington Wa north of seattle , I think I call in sick tomorrow. John

John, these are not Morels, but Verpa! Be careful. Many eat them, I do not recommend! Verpa have a cottony substance in the stem and are not hollow like true Morels! -Chris M

April 5th, 2006: still only finding a few blacks here and there, but different location than my first email.(still Giles County, VA though). . too early for the whites yet. we dont get those until the end of april, early may. Mayapples are late this year...just now coming up. when the whites come, and we hit the motherlode, ill send some pics! Being here in the appalachians, the term for morels is "Murkle" ..which i think derived from miracle.. that there could be none one day and some visible the next. Mitch Reed

April 6th, 2006: I went out today and found these grays and blacks in my old coal mine SPOIL HILLS I left some of the harder to find which some are bigger than these I left THEM for me and my wife tomorrow.... were on vacation for the early season HERE they were right off the road where we all park this is 384 acres and many neighbors hunt it so its kind of like first come first one to make the other neighbor mad WHATS FUNNY IS THEY ALL WAKK TO THE HARDER SPOTS AND I FIND AS MANY RIGHT OUT THE TRUCK DOOR THATS WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS SPORT ........ GOOD LUCK ALL THE SHROOMSTER SOUTH EAST WILLIAMSON COUNTY CREAL SPRINGS IL

April 6th, 2006: Eddie, Ivan Roy, Red and Mikey found 260 nice Black Morels in Knoxville, TN.

April 6th, 2006: shroomer shawn, black morel - general location = Forsyth County, GA. Growing Conditions = Spread throughout rich lowlands.
Additional Comments = Went back to my two honey holes... found 16 fresh blacks on Tuesday and 6 more today. More to come I have a feeling. Rain coming tomorrow.

April 6th, 2006: Brendon, grey morel - general location = found six small (fingernail size) greys in Lawrence, Kansas on April 5th. Growing Conditions = under red elm that has been dead for about two seasons and had produced several morels last year

April 6th, 2006: wolfey, yellow morel - general location = Found 51 grey, whites, and yellows in KC area. Growing Conditions = Found on south west facing hills. Alot of rock in the area of the bluff. Holds the heat really well. Most around dead elms.

April 6th, 2006: Wyatt Rice-Narusch, Verpa bohemica, Verpa conica - general location = Central Point, Oregon. Growing Conditions = In the damp leaves under Madrones and Oaks. Additional Comments = Looks like the true Morels are on their way!

April 6th, 2006: Benjy McDannell, Not sure - general location = Gettysburg Pa. April 1st 2006. Growing Conditions = On a Tree and on a dead tree branh on the ground.

April 6th, 2006: jim farmer, black morel - general location = around ash trees north facing hillsides some on east facing in western ky christian county. Durgan. Growing Conditions = going again in the morning will post again tomorrow night. Additional Comments = I found several that I had missed the other day but were still in good shape. I found about 40 all together with the biggest being about 5 inches with a cap about 2 in in diameter and the cap being about 2 1/2 long.

April 6th, 2006: Bob Welker and Chris M found about 65 Morchella esculenta in Putnam, Jasper and Baldwin Counties in Georgia. Bob also found about 25 Morchella deliciosa in Baldwin County.

April 7th, 2006: R. Arnold, my husband and i found 8 big big blacks. i found 7 and i guess that tells you how many he found. we were only out there for 30 minutes. tomorrow we'll have more time. southern indiana find

April 7th, 2006: cortney sweet, half-free morel - general location = caldwell county, kentucky. Growing Conditions = rich lowlands--under tulip poplar and sweetgum on northwest hillside

April 7th, 2006: shroomster john boy I found around 60 today here in southeast Williamson county southern IL these are some pics of some of the fresher and better ones a lot that I found was a little dry and after carrying them some fell apart but got plenty to fry and the ones that fell apart I will make morel soup with found one set of devils earns also

April 7th, 2006: hollymang, yellow morel - general location = rogers arkansas. Growing Conditions = rich lowlands

April 7th, 2006: More photos from Hungary!

April 7th, 2006: Bryan McNabb, grey morel - general location = Ohio, west carrollton. Growing Conditions = in grass. Additional Comments = Need about five more days.

April 7th, 2006: chris, i found 3 small blacks in lower west michigan near grand rapids it is the earliest i have found them in this area i resized the pics so not to take up much space. thanks Al hayes (little-shroomer-MICHIGAN)

April 7th, 2006: Found these whites/yellows (one black) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on 4-07-06. I normally find all blacks there this time of year. Under dead trees. Lee

April 8th, 2006: Found 20 more blacks today. They had doubled in size since last week. My partner, Susan, was recouperating from our trip to the Smoky Mountains yesterday and didn't get to share in the harvest. Now, I'll be forced to eat these with the cajun seasoned catfish that I'm getting ready to deep fry! Planning a trip back to the Smoky's tomorrow. Lee

April 8th, 2006: Hello, Curt & Jeanne from English Mountain in Sevier County Tn. found 7 yellow sponges and 14 greys on April 8, 2006. They were found in the field. 5 of the greys were found by dead wood. Yellows in a pasture field.

April 9th, 2006: donna, black morel - general location = fallbrook, ca usa. Growing Conditions = in grass with good soil. Additional Comments = the one i found that is alot of black init it look like a sand dollar at the beach. the other one looks like a typical mushroom, but with the edge curled up & black. I only found these 2 in the grass & about 3 or 4 feet apart from each other. found other mushrooms months ago but did not know about your site. have a good day!

April 9th, 2006: I'm Janos Karpati from Hungary. Today a.m. at Tata, Old-lake beach, under Populus alba, Ptychoverpa bohemica

April 9th, 2006: Custer County, Oklahoma. Found 15 yellows & greys in an area that always produces. Sandy soil, cedar trees, and native grasses in this area. Eric V

April 9th, 2006: Chris, thought you might want a glimpse of the first sign of mushrooms on warner land. these were found in the black sponge patch that you sniffed out that one time time. the weather has been strange, it was about 50 thursday, 80 friday , and in the 40's today. plenty of moisture though. everything seems late this year, still no sign of redbuds, so maybe there will still be some shrooms when you stop by in may. ..happy shooming... Dave Wayne County, Indiana

April 9th, 2006: A full report is forthcoming. The 2006 Member Foray- Georgia Motherlode was a big success! We totalled 217 Giant Morels on Saturday and about 20 struggling M. deliciosa today. -Chris M

April 10th, 2006: Found these Black Morels today north of Cookeville TN. They were a few days old...Craig the Buckeye

April 10th, 2006: Michie and Scott found four very small grey morels in their back yard in Bothell, WA. These were found on April 10th. We found them in our lawn at the same spot we found one last year.

April 10th, 2006: Ted, Erin, TN, f ound about 10 blacks and 3 good yellows, but it was real cold! But the sun is coming out.

April 10th, 2006: Jeff Webb, grey morel - general location = Centerville, IA. Growing Conditions = Dead Elm trees

April 10th, 2006: Missouri ShroomMate What a wonderful day in the woods!!! (I labeled the pics with the wrong date) Ended up finding 139 of those solid, fresh, gray/white/yellow variety. I just fried some up. Yummmmm! These were just south of Springfiel d , MO. around Ash trees and right on the edges of an Elm/Sycamore forest. They were up on the flat along a ravine. I found all of them in four separate flush spots. It was awesome. The ground temps were 50 degrees at 6" deep, go figure. THe picture I sent was the morning finds. (91 count)

April 10th, 2006: Jeff N., yellow morel - general location = Sonoma County, CA. Growing Conditions = Growing amongst the Madrones at about 1800 ft. Additional Comments = A bit wet and cool still, but they're certainly begining to pop. Total of 15 Morels(Morchella Esculenta, I believe)

April 10th, 2006: kenny, black morel - general location = VA Robinette Valley Scott. Growing Conditions = under popular trees. Additional Comments = we found 44 black morels

April 10th, 2006: Sean, yellow morel - general location = Hoyt, Kansas. Growing Conditions = In moist creek bed.

April 10th, 2006: scottfree, black morel - general location = mid-michigan, lapeer county. Growing Conditions = rich soil, south facing hillside along trail. found nestled in patch of moss. Additional Comments = first morel of the season for me and my family. hahaha, let the season begin, i am ready.

April 10th, 2006: I found this in my back yard. It’s shady, a lot of moss around. I live in Winston Salem North Carolina. The stem is hollow and it appears brain-like cap is also hollow. I’m not planning on eating it- I just want to make sure it’s not poisonous- my dog was sniffing around it. Thanks, Keith

April 11th, 2006: KIM KEISER, grey morel - general location = LINCOLN COUNTY MISSOURI. Growing Conditions = MY BROTHER IN LAW FOUND THE FIRST ONE THIS MORNING GROWING IN SOME MOSS JUST A FEW STEPS INTO THE WOODS.

April 11th, 2006: teresa, beef steak but didn't pick-poision if their red your dead - general location = adrian mo found 24 in the direct sun by a recently downed tree small to medium size also found some in grandview mo 17 very small grey's need some rain . Growing Conditions = in the open where there's sun most of the day .1/2 inch to 2 inches in size

April 11th, 2006: Merkel Man, grey morel - general location = Salem Oregon. Growing Conditions = Cottonwoods along the river. Additional Comments = bout 65 degrees for the past few days.. cold before that tons of rain this spring

April 11th, 2006: Wyatt Rice-Narusch, 20 Greys, 11 Blacks, 2 Yellows, 1 Half Free - general location = Jacksonville, Oregon. Growing Conditions = Damp, firm soil under connifers. North-facing slope with little leaf litter. Additional Comments = The greys morels are common in this area, the biggest one I found was 5 inches. My largest morel was a Half-Free, it was 7 inches tall.

April 11th, 2006: Todd W, black morel - general location = Edgar Co.IL. Growing Conditions = under shagging elm tree. Additional Comments = Has been cool last 2 nights, but weather is warming up the rest of the week with rain possible. Look on south facing banks.

April 11th, 2006: NE Tennessee, Things are really heating up here...as you can see. I have lots of pics...! These are from one day of hunting. Yum Yum....Angie

April 11th, 2006: Craig,Christine and Milo, black morel - general location = Mon. county West Virginia near cheat lake. Growing Conditions = Found 11 blacks in mixed deciduous woods around poplar trees

April 11th, 2006: dozen black and 1 yellow, Ellicott City MD/south of Baltimore, near poplars on horse riding trail. Mike

April 11th, 2006: sherry gaborko, yellow morel - general location = I use to go with my father when i was younger. We use to find tons.
Growing Conditions = Best place is by old coak ovens . Or were junk is trown out by other. Any place snakes would hide they will be there.

April 11th, 2006: pat, grey morel - general location = iowa oskaloosa. Growing Conditions = rich low lands

April 12th, 2006: Greg writes: Hi Chris- I continue to enjoy your website. I've only found 1 black morel this year! I was driving down from Cades Cove in Smoky Mtn Natl park last week when I saw it in the ditch. People tell me I have my grandpa's good eyes. I hunted last week in Big Ridge state park in TN- covered lots of good ground and didn't see a one! Am anxious to go home to MN in May (my job ends then so then I can go home)- my wife and I hunt for blacks in N.

April 12th, 2006: Joe Steimann, grey morel - general location = St. Louis Co. Missouri. ..Growing Conditions = On moss

April 12th, 2006: Hello, I found these today (4-12-06) in Thurston Co. WA. In my son's backyard where his home had burnt down, under fir and oak trees. Morels from little to 5 1/2". Third picking. Cool and cloudy here. Betty Davis Great web site!

April 12th, 2006: matt stanger, yellow morel - general location = anderson indiana madison county. Growing Conditions = in some kind of black mineral dirt

April 12th, 2006: Bryan Parker, yellow morel - general location = In Kansas at Buffalo Lake. Growing Conditions = This was a Morel that was growing undeer an evergreen tree up the hill from the lake it was only one but it was a big one

April 12th, 2006: We went out this afternoon in central Ohio; still no morels. Hugh

April 12th, 2006: Hey Chris! Sounds like your mushroom foray was a resounding success - congratulations!! Wish I could have been there ;). Anyway, thought I'd send a few photos of morels I have found recently. I am sending 3 pics... The first is one that I think is a typical giant yellow..., the second is one of the ones that I find in my yard that could be the vulgaris type. What do you think? This hot weather and lack of rain sounds to me like it might be the beginning of the end...:( This season goes by entirely too fast! Hope all is well, Tomi Western Kentucky

April 12th, 2006: dylan albert, black morel - general location = tyrone,pa, blair county. Growing Conditions = lowlands. Additional Comments = along tramroads

April 12th, 2006: Hey Bro !!!!we came back here the following Monday and got 165 from my regular place, and today, Wednesday, we hunted in a new place and found 72 really nice and big blacks !!!!! now, trust me...... this isnt one of those get out of the truck and start picking them places, it was definitely for the advanced mushroom hunter.........lol...... wow...... what a mountain we climbed, taking a chance to find some morels, but wow....... it was worth it. heres ya some pictures of today and some of the forey, some of Thursday before the hunt when we took Ivan, some of Monday after the club hunt on my sidewalk and some of todays hunt with Richie and Danny......... hope ya enjoy and can use some of these. Thanks again Chris......Eddie, Mike, Richie & Danny. Knoxville, TN

April 12th, 2006: Joe, black morel - general location = harrison county iowa. Growing Conditions = RIVER!!! Additional Comments = you can put the dot in my county thats it i will reveal no more

April 13th, 2006: Found these today North of Cookeville TN a long a spring among Oak and Popular....Craig the Buckeye

April 13th, 2006: I FOUND THESE 17 BLONDES ON THE OLD ABANDONED RAIL ROAD BED BY MY HOUSE HERE IN SOUTH EASTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY SOUTHERN IL CREAL SPRINGS IL ..about 4 were frost bit from earlier in the week now it is 80 degrees here and they are starting to get dry we need rain bad have not had any since Thurs day the 6 th good luck all the shroomster john boy .... PS IF YOU LOOK CLOSE SOME ARE A LITTLE GREY ..

April 13th, 2006: john, black morel - general location = frankfort In,clinton county. Growing Conditions = wet low lands

April 13th, 2006: Mike Eakins, grey morel - general location = We are from Council Bluffs. But we found these in Hamburg Iowa, Growing Conditions = Near the river in the flats.

April 13th, 2006: kevin rollins, grey morel - general location = Indiana - Jackson County. Growing Conditions = dying elm trees. Additional Comments = This was our first time out this year. Seemed a bit dry in the woods, and probably just a bit early. One more rain and about 3 or 4 more days, and I expect to find a bunch.

April 13th, 2006: Peter Somers, yellow morel - general location = Jackson Co, IL. Growing Conditions = rich lowlands near dead elm trees in a floodplain. Additional Comments = Found about 2# over 3 days, but no more. Ironically, similar areas nearby I found none. I searched about 40 acres.

April 13th, 2006: Mary L, black morel - general location = Old apple orchard on our property in Fortville, IN, Madison Co. Found 3 morels, not sure what type, as we are new to hunting them, maybe gray, but they were pretty dried up and waaaay too small to eat. Very windy day. They were in the sun and in a dried patch of grass in the orchard. Supposed to rain on Friday and Saturday so we Will be looking for more on Easter Sunday. If we leave the dried up ones alone, will they soften after the rain..and grow some more? Not likely to grow any more. But they will soften up after a rain. -Chris M. Growing Conditions = In a patch of dried up grass in an old apple orchard.

April 13th, 2006: Hello, I am the webmaster for the Spokane Mushroom Club. I am just now starting to find "eatable" numbers of black morels in Spokane Washington (april 1...first morel) No reports on areas outside of town. Our members seem to let us know after the fact that they found something elsewhere!! Greg Cozza

April 13th, 2006: HelenMary, These were found on Weds., April 12, just north of Nashville, TN, in a low area around 50 feet from the road, right across from where I've been looking (unsuccessfully) for two years. I immediately called my mushroom buddy who ran over and found as many if not more than I did. The rain from this weekend must have brought them out. A few were already a bit dry but plumped up nicely in salt water. We should get more rain this weekend so I'm planning on looking again. ( I'd prefer the rain WITHOUT tornadoes this time...) Here are the ones I "caught". And Yeah, these are the biggest ones I've ever found .

April 14th, 2006: Roy Huber, black morel - general location = Indiana,Bristol,Elkhart Co. Growing Conditions = Green Moss

April 14th, 2006: margot, yellow morel - general location = Durham, North Carolina. Growing Conditions = Rich lowland

April 14th, 2006: found these black morels out in the old coal mine spoil hills of SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY CREALSPRINGS SOUTHERN IL found near dead elms and may apples we need a nice down pour of rain over the week end things are really starting to get dry around here we have not had any rain in 8 days and the temps has been up in the high 70 S and lower 80's in the day at night in the high 50's to lower 60 S these blacks were up at least for a week most were very dry but some nice size thou happy shroomin the SHROOMSTER John boy

April 14th, 2006: Julie Rodgers, grey morel - general location = new carlisle, indiana. Growing Conditions = elm trees

April 14th, 2006: Charlie Herring, black morel - general location = IN, Huntington County. Growing Conditions = small elm tree

April 14th, 2006: Ruth Bartek, morel-other - general location = South East South Dakota, along the Missouri River near Burbank, SD.
Growing Conditions = in the brush and timber - sandy soil, Additional Comments = Not very big yet.

April 14th, 2006: Mary L., grey morel - general location = Woo-hoo! Found 10 more after the storm this morning in the old apple orchard. Fortville, IN, South Madison County. Added to the 3 small ones my husband found yesterday and that's enough for a snack. These are the first that I have ever found myself. Pretty exciting. Most were in the open where a dead apple tree had been, a couple were in the moss. Growing Conditions = In the open where a dead apple tree had been. Each one was surrounded by a clump of dead grass. Two more in moss in the same old orchard.

April 14th, 2006: chris campbell, grey morel - general location = in a wooded lot on the southside. Growing Conditions = under dead elm

April 14th, 2006: Frank Hutcheison, black morel - general location = Pike County, Ohio. Near Richmond Dale,Ohio. Growing Conditions = Under a locust tree along a creek bank. Additional Comments = I only found 2 morels today. But this is the first spot I have found them in for about the past 3-4 years. With the rain in the forecast, the next 10 days should reap many many more.

April 14th, 2006: barbara quesenberry, grey morel - general location = Wow what a find, we found more that 2/12 pounds in less than an area. We have always found morels here but todays find wasnt the biggest but we had fun!! We live in Rich Creek VA, the county is Giles....I am sure next week will be better...more reports to come. Growing Conditions = The area was semi-damp, fallen trees but plenty of healthy poplar trees north slopping.

April 15th, 2006: 130 small to decent size black morels found in Kent county michigan by little shroomer.

April 15th, 2006: firefighter, grey morel - general location = boone county indiana. Growing Conditions = elm

April 15th, 2006: Scott Rashley, black morel - general location = I found 40 blacks around Delta, Ohio in Fulton County. Growing Conditions = On South Slope to top of slope on very light sandy soil around young Black Cherry trees in areas with lots of sun exposure.

April 15th, 2006: michael reese, yellow morel, - general location = belleville, Illinois. Growing Conditions = slight hill,by themselves mostly shaded area alot of tres no oaks

April 15th, 2006: Al, grey morel - general location = low laying areas of a wooded frisbee golf course. Additional Comments = It's been along time but I gave it a shot yesterday and was a bit surprised to find a few of the little buggers,now I have the fever again and have a special spot to go check out it has'nt been checked for a few years so i'm excited for some luck. Was'nt many but it's enough to go look for me.

April 15th, 2006: My son and I found some early mushrooms this year in Ohio. It put us in the mood to hunt every time we can! Happy Hunting All....Teri Brandon

April 15th, 2006: Jim, black morel - general location = Daviess County in southern Indiana. Growing Conditions = East facing hillside with a lot of decaying fallen branches. Additional Comments = Total of 79 over two days - 2" to 4" blacks

April 15th, 2006: Sonny Brown = black morel - general location = Campbellsville, Kentucky , Taylor County. Growing Conditions = East facing hillside under Poplar and Dogwood Trees

April 15th, 2006: Sage, Kurt and Oatis, = black morel = yellow, half free and oysters - general location = Loudoun county Virginia. Growing Conditions = Under/ near Poplars and black walnuts, sloping land. Additional Comments = Found 62 this afternoon- Tax day! People thinking another week or 2? they're OUT in NOVA... We even found some that looked old. Most were good sized.. photo to come

April 15th, 2006: BULLELK, grey morel - general location = found two grays about two inches high within the city limits of streator illinois , southern lasalle county. Growing Conditions = scrub trees some small elms ,this place always produces early and does not produce very many

April 16th, 2006: Hi Chris, I like your website! My name is Daniel Häfliger. Yesterday (16th April 2006) me and my father found around 50 morels (morchella conica) in Switzerland (region Seeland). best regards, Daniel

Daniel, I have several contacts from Switzerland. I even have one Man's profile on my website, as he is a great photographer, and I have many of his photos on my site. The mushrooms you found are NOT Morchella, they are Verpa. If sliced open in half, all true Morels are hollow in side. What you have will have a white cottony substance inside the stem. Many people eat Verpas with no problems, but many do get stomach upsets, etc from consuming them. Do be careful, and I personally cannot recommend. Keep the Swiis photos coming though! Thanks, -Chris M For more info, photos: http://morelmushroomhunting.com/verpa_bohemica.htm

April 16th, 2006: I went back out to make sure we didn't miss any Morels on the Georgia Motherlode Foray last weekend, and couldn't believe my eyes. Two mega-giant Morels, tallest being 9 feet! Luckily I had my chainsaw to cut these down with. It took 3 men to hoist them onto the top of the Hummer! - Chris M

April 16th, 2006: jason marcum, grey morel - general location = mclean county,illinios. ..Growing Conditions = dead elms, southern facing slopes.
Additional Comments = last year i found 109 grey morels april 12, so i thought maybe they might be out alittle earlier this year been out 7 or 8 times nothing.then today easter sunday ,had good rain then sun so i thought maybe, found 62 thumb size greys.

April 16th, 2006: hugh, oysters, inky caps - general location = columbus, OH. Growing Conditions = on dead logs. Additional Comments = We weren't mushroom hunting today but found a nice flush of large oysters on an old log while out with the dogs. They were dark smoky grey and quite thick like the late fall oysters usually are. We also saw a number of inky caps popping up around the base of a dead elm. The ramps are huge and plentiful this year. We're hoping the morels will be too.

April 16th, 2006: Found 30 grays in whitley county in Indiana on a hillside facing the south in a group of dying elms !!!!With all this rain we should be knee deep in the grays by mid week !!!!!!!!!!! Do ya hear that one sock see ya in ten dayz...M-it shroomman Jeff Mullins

April 16th, 2006: I found about 12 black morels today in ludington MI. Lee Daniel

April 16th, 2006: Teresa Krafthefer, black morel - general location = We found these in Vinton County, Ohio, hovering along the line Ross County line.
Growing Conditions = Found them in somwhat shady and cool spots where it was fairly damp, mostly in brushy areas, with rotting branches. Additional Comments = This was the very first hunt for me and my sister-in-laws boyfriend, so this was an excellent find! Teresa Krafthefer & Justice Gray sends this photo:

April 16th, 2006: Walked a woods on Friday 4/14 near Dayton, Ohio found about 50 black morels. Don Houser

April 16th, 2006: is this a false morel? it was found at a place called Folly Farm, its a nature reserve owned by the Avon Wildlife Trust and is in the Chew Valley, south of Bristol, UK.

I would guess this to be a true Morel, slice it in half and if it is entirely hollow, then yes, it is a true Morel. I would like you to consider drying a sample of this and sending it to the DNA study.- Chris M

April 16th, 2006: Ronnie Cook , yellow morel - general location = Missouri, Smithville, Clay Co. Growing Conditions = April 16, 2006 (6:00 a.m) Found 20 yellow morels in shallow leafy matter beneath a half fallen dead elm tree. Soil conditions were very moist due to the intense thunderstorms from the night before. Temperatures overnight were in the mid 50's and 60 degrees at dawn. Found 6 others that were dryed up beyond consumption leading me to believe they had popped well earlier in the week even though we had not had rain in a couple of weeks.
Additional Comments = I would like to add that the year before last I was hunting for morels in the Kansas City Northland area when I spotted a morel growing on top of a dead log! I did not know this was possible due to the fact that there wasn't any soil at the base where the mycelium was pretruding. Have you ever heard of or ran across this yourself? I have been hunting for 23 years and have never seen such an odd place for a morel! This usually only happens when a tree falls over and is uprooted. I have seen this a couple of times.- Chris M

April 16th, 2006: peter peyton and les lehman, black morel - general location = dayton, ohio mongomery county. Additional Comments = we found 154 black morrells in 1 hour at our special spot that produces at least 600 plus every year.

April 16th, 2006: Mark A Jones, yellow morel - general location = Zanesville OHIO Muskingum county. Growing Conditions = Side of a hill under dying Elm with alot of stickers and wild grapevines

April 16th, 2006: Hey Chris…Found another 114 yesterday in Springfield with the wife and kids, rained for the first hour very hard it was great! Hardly saw any ticks due to the rain. Total in three days around Springfield 455 grays and yellows. What a joy!!! Coo king up a Morel Feast for lots of relatives today.These were all found in flat areas along a river and directly around silver barked Maples that grew with multiple trees from the same clump or trunk if you will. We just spotted the Maples and headed straight for them and there would always be a few. Multiple times though there would be a whole vein of them producing 20 to 30 in one area. Maples huh? Go figure... Happy Easter ShroomMates! Missouri ShroomMate Mitch Matt

April 16th, 2006: Jeff Mullins , grey morel - general location = Whitley county indiana. Growing Conditions = on a sunny hillside that faces the south in a group of dying elms. Additional Comments = we have had the rain and the heat i believe in the next two weeks we should be knee deep in grays and yellows soon to follow good luck to all !!!!! see ya in ten dayz one sock!!!!!!!!!!!!!

April 16th, 2006: Chris, what an exciting day. My wife & I picked up her elderly mother from her new retirement home. Last fall the new home had bark & mulch put down. In getting out of our car, my eye caught sight of Morels growning in the flower bed. am 68 yrs. old. As a child I fondly remember Mom & us kids picking Morel Mushrooms in the Wenatchee National Forest. I have not eaten a Morel in many years & know there is no other Mushroom quite like them. I am about to have a Morel Gourmet time in a few minutes. Respectfully, Larry Eaton

April 16th, 2006: Drane, My wife, Lena Fish, and I found 22 morel mushrooms today, Sunday April 16, 2006, in Pike Co Missouri. We found them half way up the east face of a N/S ridge, all within 5 yards of two dead locust trees. The 22 weigh about one pound.

April 16th, 2006: russ reno, grey morel - general location = hwy 79, just south of hannibal missouri in ralls county. Growing Conditions = extremely hard to spot- found on both low flatland and on higher elevated rolling hills

April 17th, 2006: North of Durham NC, little rain, Too hot, few and far between. John H.

April 17th, 2006: brad fouch, grey morel - general location = Missouri,LaPlata,Macon County. Growing Conditions = along creek bank. Additional Comments = need rain bad.

April 17th, 2006: jbigham, 16 small grays in western Illinois, Mercer County. Found them on a South facing hillside around 1 small dead elm tree. Searched about 40 acres and these were the only ones I found. Still fairly early for this area so hopefully this is a sign of things to come in the next week or two.

April 17th, 2006: Tom, Just to let you know we have found good Morels in Mich. It looks like our Morels are in good abundance also.

April 17th, 2006: Bob and Nancy, grey morel - general location = near Shades State Park in Central Indiana. Growing Conditions = in a woods near old fallen logs next to a creek ,Additional Comments = 3 greys, 2-3" high. The first shrooms of the season. They were a beautiful sight.

April 17th, 2006: Graacher Himmelreich, black morel - general location = Indiana, Brown County, Brown County. Growing Conditions = Tulip Poplar/Ash. Additional Comments = I was finishing these lovely mushrooms while typing this--haven't had blacks I found myself for two years---yummy!!!!!

April 17th, 2006: 4/15/06 -- West Virginia, Jackson/Mason county area -- Found about 85 nice black morels, 2-3" caps. Found some on a North-West facing slope and most of the others on a sunny flat, all around tulip poplars and ash. Also found several tiny grays, just popping, on an old logging road/barn site in tulip poplars/sassafras/dead elms, but too small to pick. Going to check on them next Saturday. Had a major gully-washer on Friday night, and the grays were submerged in a couple inches of standing water! Going back out Monday morning. --Amanda W.

April 17th, 2006: Paula Yates, black morel - general location = We found approximately 200 black/grey mushrooms in a small wooded area in Decatur County Indiana, Growing Conditions = The mushrooms were found around trees and in low laying areas. The last patch found were growing on a slight horthern uphill grade.

April 17th, 2006: sam in KCMo, yellow morel - general location = Kansas City MO. Growing Conditions = Dead elms. Additional Comments = Found a bunch I sent Chris some photos. several 100 lost count. all from 1 SPOT WOW. SAM

April 17th, 2006: empower, Hello. I went out to some of my favorite hot spots today. Came back with 53 big yellow! Finally the season begins. 53 big yellow! Finally the season begins. 53 big yellow! Finally the season begins.

April 17th, 2006: Chris: first time writing in, Sat. after noon my wife and a friend found 35 Blacks in ashtabula county, All fresh and just coming on. Early for this time of year. We usually start finding them around the 25Th. of April. David Snyder, PS told them it was too early. A lot I Know..LOL

April 17th, 2006: Joseph Shai, black morel - general location = Ohio, Granville Township, Licking County. Growing Conditions = Top of a hill open sunny area, very small elms around.

April 17th, 2006: john miller, grey morel - general location = white pigeon, michigan. Growing Conditions = dead elms

April 17th, 2006: teresa capps, grey morel - general location = in missouri almost to nebraska 16 small ones just starting to pop. need rain.
so if you know someone who is a rain maker get them to produce rain in mo. all over. ha ha. it could happen. good luck .Growing Conditions = big leaf trees.

April 17th, 2006: Randy Thomet, grey morel - general location = Tennessee, Greeneville. Growing Conditions = Black rich soil on hill side slopes facing north. Additional Comments = Total find was 46 Grays on the 16th of April, for our area I have tracked the day of our first finds since moving here from Michigan 4 years ago. The last four years we found our first Grays within 24 hours of the 16th of April. Yellows should start within a few days and the entire season wraps up around the 1st of May.

April 17th, 2006: johnrwaite, grey morel - general location = north of des moines, iowa -Growing Conditions = under dying elm - in may apples.
Additional Comments = just one small one. looked for more, but just saw the one.

April 17th, 2006: Jeff Bopp, grey morel - general location = Wood County West Virginia. Growing Conditions = East slope with popular, cherry and multiflora rose nearby. Single grey morel that had been up for a while. I think that the turkeys are getting them before me. First morel that I have found on my own property. Should be real good this next week with the moisture and warm weather. Happy hunting!!

April 17th, 2006: Brian Fink, grey morel - general location = Missouri by paris rallas, Growing Conditions = I found the grey near a black locaus tree on th edge of a feled.Additional Comments = When i found this mushroom their was a timber rattler in the brush so ran.

April 17th, 2006: jason marcum, grey morel - general location = mclean county,illinois. Growing Conditions = round dead elms, hilly lowlands.
Additional Comments = my brother and i, went out early this morning had some luck from the get go. then it slowed alittle all together about 3lbs.

April 17th, 2006: colleen, Baltimore County MD, North of Baltimore, outside I-695. 21 blacks over three days

April 17th, 2006: shrum, cumberland dam, md. 50, blacks, 2" tall or less. privit posted ground !!!

April 17th, 2006: Brady, black morel - general location = Rappahannock County, VA. Growing Conditions = Poplar's, Oaks, Ash. Additional Comments = Found 15 Blacks and 7 whites this past weekend. First of the year in the SNP!

April 17th, 2006: Chef Juan, yellow morel - general location = columbia county, NY. Growing Conditions = forested woods near dead or dying trees. Additional Comments = I have been an avid morel hunter for many years. This year in particular seems to be about a week early for them!! good luck all NY shroomers here they come!!!!

April 17th, 2006: barbara conley, yellow morel - general location = near clendenin wv kanawha county. Growing Conditions = under popluar trees. Additional Comments = i went out today with my 7 and 10 year old daughters along with my husband and uncle . what a learning experience with my kids they were so excited thanks barbara

April 17th, 2006: L. Johnson, grey morel - general location = Oregon, Portland. Growing Conditions = river bottoms

April 17th, 2006: Big Amish, These were found west of South Bend on 4-17-2006 near Oak and Elm trees.

April 17th, 2006: Finally had some luck with the morels today in Ohio. Chris Ott and I went to a spot of his in southwest Ohio, where we found 89 half- frees and 3 very small but lovely esculentas. Some of the half frees were so young and fresh I thought they were verpa bohemica at first, but the hollow stem attached half-way checked out. Looks to be a good season after all. more pics to follow

April 17th, 2006: Spencer, yellow morel - general location = Goochland County, Virginia. Growing Conditions = Under Poplar

April 17th, 2006: len hrica, yellow morel - general location = belmont county/bannock oh.april 17th.(near wheeling,wv.) Growing Conditions = i have a limestone spring that runs through my yard.find them there bannock,oh.Additional Comments = i don't have a computer ..st.clairsville pub.lib

April 18th, 2006: mufflerman, grey morel - general location = IL ALEDO MERCER. ..Growing Conditions = UNDER ELM TREES. Additional Comments = THEY ARE SOUTH EAST FACE HILLS UNDER DEAD ELMS THAT HAVENT LOST ANY BARK

April 18th, 2006: rob ward, morels, - general location = on a hill beside my house chambersburg pa. Growing Conditions = I Found them under a dead elm tree on the side of a hill . while mowing I found aprox 120

April 18th, 2006: Doreen, we found big yellows greys and dog peckers in eastern Indianna on hillside facing southeast near a creek and by dead elms. Going back out tomorrow, peckerheads - general location = east central Indianna. Growing Conditions = near dead elms, on southeast hillside

April 18th, 2006: Nate G, yellow morel m- general location = Thorntown,IN boone county. Growing Conditions = About 3-4 feet north of maple tree, lil grassy, ground was damp an very warm.Additional Comments = Looked as though some got there before we did,spent 3 hours in about 10 wooded acres an only found 2 yellows, one bein about the size of a quarter an the other about 2 inches.

April 18th, 2006: Found a few blacks around Sycamores near Marietta, OH. Found unknown type about 18" from a rotted log (10 fist size mushrooms) area was mostly red & white oaks in Cedar Creek State Park, WV .eee attached for photo of unknown. Split one revealed a cottony inside. Ed Chesko

April 18th, 2006: ken newbury, grey morel - general location = Moline, Illinois Rock island county. Growing Conditions = dead elms. Additional Comments = found a bunch but only picked 15 they were real small

April 18th, 2006: Cory Martin, Morchella Esculenta - general location = Burt County, Nebraska. Growing Conditions = Lowlands near Missouri River

April 18th, 2006: ed cook, yellow morel - general location = Trimble,MO clay county. Growing Conditions = on top of green patchy moss under dead elm trees on hill side facing north.

April 18th, 2006: MillstadtTom, yellow morel - general location = Illinois, Millstadt, St.Clair. Growing Conditions = MOIST SOIL. Dead Leaves always present. Sycamore, elm, ash, maple present nearby. Lowlands where soil is moist or on creek/ditch banks and at hill bottoms. Very sparse, far and few between. NEED RAIN! :/

April 18th, 2006: mushroom addict, grey morel - general location = Mediapolis, Iowa. Growing Conditions = small dead elm trees, west facing slope.Additional Comments = baby greys very small, found 4 tiny greys!

April 18th, 2006: spungeefungus, grey morel - general location = iowa,ottumwa. Growing Conditions = mossy ,very few leaves ,small undergrowth
Additional Comments = has any one ever heard of "The devil's teacup"not me!till i found one....it's deadly and poisonus......found 55 smaller greys and two yellow

April 18th, 2006: sara, yellow morel,- general location = Southwest Ohio...Growing Conditions = On south-facing slope, in moss. Additional Comments = Easter mushroom hunting! Finding morels is a perfect adult version of the holiday hunt. There were 17 young, lovely esculentas.

April 18th, 2006: Cj Dinkins, grey morel - general location = Ohio,Bearcreek Pike Twp. Growing Conditions = Under dead and dying Elm trees in a small valley. Soil conditions:Dark sandy soil. Additional Comments = Not peek season in NE Ohio yet. Maybe in 3 to 5 days . Keep looking. Good luck to all the shroomers out there. Great site keep it going.

April 18th, 2006: This part of Tennessee is dry and the Morels are dwindling. Found one Yellow Morel and 2lb`s of Oysters today...Craig the Buckeye

April 18th, 2006: Jodi Lucas - general location = Georgetown, Kentucky..Scott Co. Growing Conditions = I need help :>:> I am from Ohio and have hunted mushrooms all my life...I know they have to be in KY this time of year.....anyone from Central KY? Please advise me where to look and when. I have been trying the same woods for 1 week with no luck. Can't wait to eat some Yum Yum. Thank You

April 18th, 2006: Mushroom season has reached the Northern Indiana/Southwest Lower Michigan area. We picked 110 nice morels (weighed 2 pounds) last night in about an hour and a half. We desperately need some rain but look out once we get it.

April 18th, 2006: Anthony Tassinello, yellow morel - general location = slash piles in the town of Sweet Home, OR elev. 1400'
Growing Conditions = Hey Chris, Ben, Josh, Lisa and I did a nice tour of The Cascade Mountains and found dinner on April 13th. We thought it could still be a little early for this location and had no luck on the Eastern slopes. Ben found his first OR morel in the parking lot of the Hilton in Corvalis. Good luck you Pacific NW hunters and shut up Seymour!

April 18th, 2006: Jack Harris, grey morel - general location = Frederick Co. Maryland. Growing Conditions = Mountains with Poplar and dead Elm trees. Additional Comments = Still need more rain!

April 18th, 2006: Eric, found half-free, black, and woodsy yellow thimbles - general location = Mt. Orab, OH Brown County. Growing Conditions = in the fence row, next to a couple of tulip poplars, Dad had blown the leaves out in the morning, and I guess the sun brought them up. Additional Comments = I've been finding blacks around tulip poplars in Brown, Clermont counties in Ohio for the last 2 weeks. starting April 9th.

April 18th, 2006: Colby Winters, half-free morel - general location = franklin county PA. Growing Conditions = under elm and ash trees

April 18th, 2006: Rick Anderson, black morel - general location = East Liverpool, Ohio Columbiana County. Growing Conditions = Near dead elms. Out in the open path. Additional Comments = Looked for 3 hours to find them at the end of the hunt. Season seems to be just begining here.

April 18th, 2006: Rich Halbert, black morel - general location = Wilmington, DE Sharpley Area of Fairfax on Friday April 14 and Monday April 17. Growing Conditions = Mature hardwood forest.

April 18th, 2006: Nic Steadman, grey morel - general location = Hendricks/Monroe County. Growing Conditions = Slipped Elms, downfalls.
Additional Comments = 150 mushrooms already this year-90% greys

April 18th, 2006: Brad, grey morel - general location = 10 VERY SMALL grays in Moss in Johnson County Iowa...should be poppin good in 7-10 days...Brad.

April 18th, 2006: tom osborne, grey morel - general location = central il. Growing Conditions = dead elm. Additional Comments = small greys but they are coming

April 18th, 2006: jeff mullins, yellow morel - general location = went out at lunch and found a dozen small grays with my boss terry then went out after work and found about 50 small grays and yellows mixed on a hill beside a couple of dead elms in whitley county in northern indiana

April 18th, 2006: Hey Chris -- Just wanted to report some more findings in my area --Again in the Sonoma, California area -- 19 total today, brings my total to above 50 this season. Picture attached this time...Thanks! Jeff

April 18th, 2006: Morel Seeker, grey morel - general location = DuPage County, IL.Growing Conditions = Under a young ash tree and near mayapple sprouts, facing the sun after a good rain. Additional Comments = These morels just popped up overnight. They are too small to pick, so I left them to grow. Hopefully no one else gets them them first.

April 18th, 2006: pird1, These were found Tue in Tri-county fish and wildlife area near elms and sycamores.

April 18th, 2006: Patapsco Mike, yellow morel - general location = Baltimore, Maryland. Growing Conditions = in a small elm grove and under big old maples. Additional Comments = Some yellows were already drying up, others were just popping. The next two weeks should be very productive throughout Maryland and most of PA.

April 18th, 2006: Turner, yellow morel - general location = Illinois Macoupin County. Growing Conditions = live elms and maples. Additional Comments = Found 50,38,65,43 for the past 4 days. Still very dry but the rain we should get tonight will help out greatly.Good Luck to All!!!!!!!

April 18th, 2006: ed, grey morel - general location = lancaster ohio. Growing Conditions = dead elm

April 19th, 2006: Ryan Kimberley, yellow morel - general location = Virginia- Page and Rappahannock counties-- Blue Ridge Mountains --- Shenandoah National Park (collecting of mushrooms is legal in the park for personal use- not for sale) .Growing Conditions = Poplar trees. Additional Comments = very dry conditions this year in the VA Blue Ridge. With rains on monday, some mushroom growth- generally sparse. Only Yellow, greys, and one hanging cap black found- so I guess I missed the blacks at low altitude-I found at least one quart all total, but spent 3-4 hours looking. I checked a few of my honey holes but they were sparse. I found very few patches with multiple morels, but found one hollow where alomost every single (poplar) tree had exactly one mushroome at its base, most on the north slope in the shade.

April 19th, 2006: MARSHA, yellow morel - general location = FOUND IN ILLINOIS,MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Growing Conditions = OAKS,MOSSY GROUND,OPEN DIRT AREAS,SOUTHERN HILL SIDE,LOTS OF STICKY BUSHES FAVORITE PLACE FOR THESE BEAUTIES TO GROW. Additional Comments = WENT OUT FOR 1 1/2 HRS FOUND 200 + MOSTLY YELLOWS BUT STILL SOME GREYS FROM 1 " TO 6" LOTS OF CLUSTERS THIS HAS BEEN A AWESOME HUNTING AREA FOR YEARS DIDN'T GET TO HUNT THERE LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR THEY WERE ALL WAITING FOR ME JUST WISH I WOULD OF HAD MORE TIME TO HUNT

April 19th, 2006: Hey Chirs, hit the motherload here in mid-MO. Almost all were found around sugar maples. Been a banner year if you learned this secret and checked them. Normally I wouldn't bother looking around maples but I will for sure from now every year. Found around 5 pounds in about 4 hours today. Here are some pics. Stan (ahistory)

April 19th, 2006: Robert Pohlenz, grey morel - general location = South central Iowa 15 miles north of Missouri line. Growing Conditions = on north facing hill side

April 19th, 2006: Sheryl, grey morel - general location = Found about 2lbs of small to medium size gray morels in Missouri Valley, Iowa at Wilson Island State Park. A lot of them were hiding under dense leaves and somewhat hard to find. But was a great day! Sheryl

April 19th, 2006: Hey Chris, Nice Hummer, lol. Rick S. and son Jacob S. found a couple of half-frees in Clear Lake, Mi. on Good Friday April 15. I left them because I've read and heard that they'll make you sick.

Rick, these are not half frees, they are Gyromitra, a fasle Morel. Also, Half frees are true Morels and can be eaten. Do not eat the Gyromitra though!- Chris M

April 19th, 2006: Claude Smith, yellow morel - general location = Nevada, Iowa in Story County. Growing Conditions = Southern Hill by a dead red elm.

April 19th, 2006: Bob and Nancy, grey, yellow, half-free - general location = Pine Village, IN. Growing Conditions = On the east side of a woods -- where the sun is strongest near elms and in briars, mostly. Additional Comments = We've had the strangest finds in the past 2 days. One gray grew in gravel 5 feet from the nearest grass in an area with a picnic area. Today we found a mix of small gray, half-free, large tan, large yellow and "snakes" (26 in all). We were amazed to find such a variety of early and late morels at once. It seems that it is early in a late season here.

April 19th, 2006: sandi legrand, grey morel - general location = Robinson, Il Crawford County. Growing Conditions = hillsides and creekbeds
Additional Comments = I really like finding these kind of mushrooms and the eating is great, too.

April 19th, 2006: MrRee, black morel - general location = Lake county (west central Michigan) Growing Conditions = east side of the hill top.

April 19th, 2006: BULLELK, grey morel - general location = around streator illinois today found 17 at one location and 21 at second location ,largest was about 3 inches. Growing Conditions = all found around larger elm trees

April 19th, 2006: Jeff Mullins, yellow morel - general location = Columbia City In. Growing Conditions = Around dead elms. Additional Comments = terry mogensen and i went out and found about 70 grays and yellows today in a couple of hours rain coming in tonite SHROOMS WILL BE EVERY WHERE see ya next wednesday one sock!!!!!!!!!

April 19th, 2006: Hey Chris, I love your web-site. I found 30 morels and 1 Titleist after work today in the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina. We need rain in a bad way. Not too much though. I can use a few more golf balls. Happy Pickin!, Hagmeister

April 19th, 2006: Annette, grey morel - general location = IL. Knox County. Growing Conditions = In dead tree areas smelled damp mushroomy smell. Soil was damp,dark some grass and green moss.

April 19th, 2006: jason marcum, grey morel - general location = dewitt county,illinois. Growing Conditions = southern facing slopes, dead elms, moist leafy soil

April 19th, 2006: Hi, When I was working out in my yard today, I found the weirdest looking mushrooms. I've never seen any like them in my life. So...I looked it up on the internet and found out it was a Morel mushroom. Why do you have a website about them? Do people really hunt for them. Are they edible? Not that I would eat one. Just curious. I live in Oregon. If you could write back, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Hanna

Hanna, as you can see from this webpage alone, there are hundreds and thousands of us crazy Morel People! Morels are delicious to eat, and even more fun to hunt. You are quite lucky that you had some come up in your yard! This is most of us here's dream!- Chris M

April 19th, 2006: charlie & jeff herring, grey morel - general location = huntington indiana. Growing Conditions = Having the usual luck with elm trees, but finding even better bunches around dying walnut and cherry trees? One batch near a huge cherry tree was almost 50. Found 14 that were growing within a 6 inch circle.

April 19th, 2006: josh, yellow morel - general location = jerseyville il jersey countty. Growing Conditions = i found one up along the creek loged in under some tree roots. the other one i found was out in the open in a big pile of open dirt,,, the gorwing season for jeseyville has just started
Additional Comments = we need more rain to help them grow beater its spose to rain friday soo i going all day saterday and sunday

April 20th, 2006: Bryan Parker, yellow morel - general location = In Kansas at Buffalo Lake. ..Growing Conditions = This was a Morel that was growing undeer an evergreen tree up the hill from the lake it was only one but it was a big one

April 20th, 2006: Lisa Liskany, black morel - general location = Centerville, Ohio - Montgomery County .Growing Conditions = Blacks and greys - around elm and black cherry trees in several locations between April 6 and April 11. Additional Comments = Love this site - would not have been hungting quite this early had I not checked out the progression map here - everyone keeps telling me it is too early, but I keep finding them. Especially loved hearing from Janos in Hungary - my dad taught me and my son to hunt mushrooms - his name is also Janos and his grandparents are Hungarian! Thanks, Chris, for all your hard work!!

April 20th, 2006: scott, grey morel - general location = illinios lomax henderson. Growing Conditions = in rich low lands. Additional Comments = found them around old loging stumps

April 20th, 2006: mike, black morel - general location = Ellicott City MD. Growing Conditions = near poplars along horse trails

April 20th, 2006: Brett Marshall, grey morel - general location = Tippecanoe County, Indiana, outside of Lafayette. Growing Conditions = steep, sandy, southeast facing slope, our typical spot...many downed trees..most too old to recognize although one was an ash for sure. Additional Comments = April 10th...thats ridiculous...they were all shorter than 1 inch though

April 20th, 2006: Mel Mark, Blackmorels and graymorels and yellowmorels - general location = January 23,25,28,30,31 & Feburary 2,5,8,9,11,15, 2006 Chengdu, China = blackmorels. Feburary 18 through March 6, 2006 Grays and yellows around Lijiang, China. Growing Conditions = In and around some hardwoods and some populars and white pines. Additional Comments = I was in China from January 18, 2006 until March 18, 2006. Most of the people around the area there did not know how to hunt this kind and the conditions to find them. I have been hunting them since I was old enough to walk. My father and his father and his father and his father have passed down the skills for many years. I sometimes hold teaching sessions on how to hunt them.

April 20th, 2006: David Miller, black morel - general location = Lancaster,Ohio, Fairfeild County,near ClearCreek, Growing Conditions = slopping hills moist,rich soil

April 20th, 2006: joe dimeglio, black morel - general location = morchella elata complex- 50 miles southwest of eugene,or. in douglas county.
Growing Conditions = fruiting in a recently logged area, with burned brush piles. ph of soil 7.2, soil temp. 58f and soil moister-89%. air temp. was 64f. there was about 20 to 30 speciemens in all.

April 20th, 2006: Colby Winters, black morel - general location = Franklin County Pennsylvania. Growing Conditions = rocks and ash trees

April 20th, 2006: scott, landscape morel - general location = lane county calif.. Growing Conditions = landscape mulch. Additional Comments = what a riot I looked for two days on the coast range with nothing. Then on a walk to the store...

April 20th, 2006: dillon sisler, grey morel - general location = albia iowa. Additional Comments = well i found some in monroe county and under cotton trees.

April 20th, 2006: Groom, Earl, Elephant Ears - general location = Around dead maples that have been dead for about 3 years, NW Missouri, Harrison County. Growing Conditions = Damp, need more moisture for Morels, probably about 2 weeks away for them. Ground temp. is prime!
Additional Comments = Doesn't need posted, but great site!!!!!!! good work and thanks for the time you put in!

April 20th, 2006: Kim Null, grey morel - general location = St.Louis mo. Growing Conditions = Under siberian elm trees

April 20th, 2006: m-it, none yet just waiting .Additional Comments = just waiting for them to pop in northern indiana and im also enjoying the other posting from other states it gives me an idea if when they will come up here !!!!!!

April 20th, 2006: jim farmer, black morel - general location = one of my honey holes. Christian county in western kentucky. Growing Conditions = i found these on a ridge that usually produces early and i was only able to hunt for about an hour or so i went to these two places and found them quick.i found them on friday however i wasnt able to report till now. I gave them to the lady who owns durgin country store. So if your down this way ask her how they were but dont ask her where my honey hole is cause she wont tell you ha ha it turned off cold this morning will try to find some more tomorrow afternoon will keep you updated.by the way i found 28 ostly fresh a couple i had walked over on wednesday. Additional Comments = we might actually get a prolonged season this year thanks to the lord. The past couple of years have been kinda dry and gone from cold to hot with not much in between. This year we have been blessed with wonderful weather for the ash trees for the most part havent even started bud much yet. the redbuds and dogwoods are starting their bloom and the fern are starting to unfurl the trillium are up some are budding some arent just depends on location.The undergrowth is starting up a faster pace now wont be long till im tending to my ginseng. the mayapples opened up quite well abt wednesday

April 20th, 2006: john philo, morel-other 2yellow morels and 6 ligh brown tops white stem morels - general location = salem,alabama,limestone county. Growing Conditions = lowland,moist areas under sykmore trees and ash trees leafy areas. some in sunlight

April 20th, 2006: Shane Kole, yellow morel - general location = Bent Mountian VA. Growing Conditions = Under old apple trees. Additional Comments = Elevation 3000+ ft.

April 20th, 2006: Dave Wasilewski, black morel - general location = Luzerne County, Norhteast PA. Growing Conditions = Sunny south-facing slope with White Ash trees. Additional Comments = Two black morels, fully formed; nice and fresh. This is the earliest that I have ever found a morel. My old record was 1998, when I found a few blacks and half-frees on April 11. That winter/spring was very warm; occasionally hot with numerous daily record high temps recorded at our local weather station. So, this was quite a surprise for me.

April 20th, 2006: Nick Petersen, yellow morel - general location = Escondido, CA. Growing Conditions = In some wood chips on school property. They were only growing in the area of the property where there were the wood chips. All dried out. I didn't do a thorough search but I did find approximately 10 yellows. Fair size.

April 20th, 2006: Bruce, yellow morel - general location = Just north of Branson, Mo. Growing Conditions = all were around ash and cedar trees.
Additional Comments = Have been out 5 times this season and today was the first time i have found them this year.

April 20th, 2006: keith federer, grey morel - general location = mulberry grove, IL bond co. Growing Conditions = lowlands on wind protected railroad bank, Additional Comments = this is the first place I always find them then in a week or so it is time to check out the fence rows on field edges

April 20th, 2006: shane, yellow morel - general location = defiance county ohio. Growing Conditions = in an old apple orchard. Additional Comments = found 21 yellow a little more rain and they should really start coming up

April 20th, 2006: Dan, yellow morel - general location = Clarksville, TN. Growing Conditions = Found about 25 yellow and greys in a spot about 10' square. Rotting brushpile along power line cut, on west facing hillside. Rained this morning, was very dry before.

April 20th, 2006: Forrest Brem, black morel - general location = Union County, IL. Growing Conditions = South slopes, no more that 30 meters up from valley bottom, all associated with sugar maples. I'm not an extremely experienced hunter/gatherer or that good with tree id, could that be right?
Additional Comments = 28 black morels, have photos of nice pics of the morels and the tree I was finding them under, where can I submit those, at least the tree, I'd like to know if it's really a sugar maple.

April 20th, 2006: John Hall, Red Morel - general location = IN Fort waine Allen. Growing Conditions = Rich Lowands. Additional Comments = I found a redish morel today 4/7/06 in FT. Wayne Indiana, please reply on web site, I have no email address as of this time. Thank you Mike Hall

April 20th, 2006: John N, black morel - general location = Crawford Co. near Anapolis, Il. Growing Conditions = Found on South facing hillside
Additional Comments = I have found these early blacks in the same place 4 years in a row

April 20th, 2006: Jody Curr, yellow morel - general location = Rockingham County, Virginia. Growing Conditions = Apple orchard