Archives in April 2007:
April 2nd, 2007: Found very small grays coming up from moss. No yellows yet. Took a pic of what I think is a beefsteak shroom. Love the site!! Audrey, Platte County, Missouri
Yes, this (Right Photo) is a false Morel, a Gyromitra. Do not eat! - Chris M
April 2nd, 2007: Nason James, yellow morel - general location = Marion County Kansas, Growing Conditions = Drift sand in the willows, cottonwoods and elms. Additional Comments = Every year without fail, 10 days after the redbuds bloom.
April 2nd, 2007: matt d, grey morel - general location = about 30 miles south of louisville kentucky, Growing Conditions = very high up on south facing slopes. in very heavy mossed areas and grass.
April 2nd, 2007: found april 1 2007 about 30 miles south of louisville ky. chef99cmb
April 2nd, 2007: ahistory, yellow morel - general location = Been finding yellows since March 31 around Columbia. Growing Conditions = In river bottoms under maple (silver maple I think). Additional Comments = Seems to be a repeat of last year. They were one day earlier.
April 2nd, 2007: brian, are any in iowa yet? NO reports yet. - Chris M
April 2nd, 2007: Much
better luck this weekend found 111 just off the falling slopes where the pines meet the
hardwoods. Will try another woods tomorrow hoping for another mess, these
were tasty. – William R Pinkstaff
Morels in
April 2nd, 2007: mike post, grey morel -
general location = Kansas city, mo. Jackson co.
Growing Conditions = nothing unusual stood out
Additional
Comments = found 1 1/2" one on 3/26/07, found 10 2" on 3/30/07, found 3 in my
front yard while cleaning leaves out of flower bed 0n 4/1/07
April 2nd, 2007: Chris M. led the Georgia Motherlode foray participants to find an amazing 242 Giant Morels, in Jasper County, GA! Biggest was about 13 inches! Many over 11 inches. The next day (Sunday) we found another 20 Morels at another location. We sure had a great time. The newsletter will be up tonight hopefully, and have all of the details. Roger R was so gracious to give up his spot this year, as he had prior commitments, and was not able to attend. Thanks Roger!
April 3rd, 2007: Rhonda Cramer, black morel - general location = I found 109 Black morals today, Looked around a ash tree found 4 small greys. Martinsville, Indiana Growing Conditions = Blacks were found by poplar trees, the greys found by ash tree
April 3rd, 2007: Susan, yellow morel - general location = Pomme de Terre Lake, Missouri, Growing Conditions = Under oak trees
April 3rd, 2007: Jason, yellow morel - general location = Independence, MO Jackson County, Growing Conditions = Lowlands, Additional Comments = I found 28 yellows yesterday the 1st the tallest was about 61/2 inches tall my biggest find in three years.Good Luck ALL
April 3rd, 2007: I found another morel growing in my landscaping near the front of my house in Florence, Ky., today. This is the third one in two days. Angie
April 3rd, 2007: Chris, for the progress map, I found black and "deliciousa" Taxon 2 on March 24, earliest I've found them here in Union Co., MS. Don Stokes
April 3rd, 2007: Tom Heter, grey morel - general location = Monday morning April 2, 2007, I found a dozen morels in a hour's hunt. Bourbon County, Kansas (southeast Kansas) Near Fort Scott. Growing Conditions = Morels were found in grown over strip pits under Osage Orange trees.
April 3rd, 2007: Joe Schmidba, black morel - general location = East Liverpool Ohio Columbania county, Growing Conditions = dead elms good soil, Additional Comments = found April 2 2007 south east side of hill open and sunny
April 3rd, 2007: Wyatt Rice-Narusch, yellow morel - general location = Central Point, OR, Growing Conditions = Under leaves around madrones, south facing slope, Additional Comments = 7 large yellows and 13 smaller ones. Biggest morel was 6 inches tall, also found one small black morel and a few gyromitra.
April 3rd, 2007: carl moore, yellow morel - general location = kansas,caney,mg, Growing Conditions = washout area ; its a secret, Additional Comments = 917 total and there is still more.I had to use the shrit off my back.
April 3rd, 2007: Hi Chris ive been a fan of your alls web site for a couple of yeers ive hunted mushrooms since i was ten yeers old im 32 now . Iv got a picture of won i found today April 2 2007 its not won like i usealy find is it a eleafant ear it looks close to a moreel that i usaly find . I found it on very South side of Columbia close to easaly river walked five miles only won i seen still early here but ive herd a few people found a grey or two . It would make my day if my pic is on your web site thanks . My name is Bobby Baird. Thanks again, Bobby Baird Columbia MO
As pretty as these mushrooms are, they are Gyromitra, a false Morel, and do contain toxins (MMH) which is an ingredient in rocket fuel! I cannot recommend eating these, although many people do. Please be careful, as many reports yearly come in of stomach upset, and I believe even one fatality! -Chris M
April 3rd, 2007: Hi Chris, I stumbled onto your site via Google search. Very fun & interesting. We're in NW Oklahoma (Alva) & found our first morel in OKC the 23rd of March, but I wasn't aware of your first morel of 2007 contest until afterward. So I thought I'd send a picture of our find yesterday. We dumped them onto a sheet & had my niece sit along side for a volume/size comparison to show the multitude of morels we found . Maybe 4-5 gallons. We've had a very wet Spring this year after several years of drought. Must be perfect growing for them. Enjoy the season & good hunting. Dudley & Jeanne Winn Alva, OK 73717
April 3rd, 2007: Ben Ryback, grey morel - general location = Near Westville Illinois, Growing Conditions = On a hilside facing the east. Additional Comments = I found 8 small grey morels on a hilside. These are the first of the year.
April 3rd, 2007: Becky Henley, black morel - general location = Speedwell (Wythe County) Virginia, Growing Conditions = They were found around Poplar Trees, Additional Comments = Chris I have been following your site for about the last five Years. This is the first time that I have reported our finds. My grandfather is 88 years old and has hunted morels almost all of his life and is still huning them. He started taking me when I was around 4 years old. I am 36 years old now and have a 3 and a 5 year old and have been known to take them in the woods in a stroller. We love this site the kids and I check it daily. When I came home today with the mushrooms I asked my 3 year old what was in the bag and he replied "Mushrooms!!!". My 5 year old corrrected him and said "No that's a Morel." Keep us the good work!!!!
April 3rd, 2007: Rick Anderson, black morel - general location = East Liverpool, Ohio 43920, Growing Conditions = Near dead Elm on an open grassy path., Additional Comments = My friends John & Joe where the actual finders this morning 4/2/07. At the exact location we just checked last Wednesday. We are all kinda new to this 2 years for me and several years for the others but it does seem to be an early find here in Central eastern Ohio. Go Buckeyes ! Beat the Gators.
April 3rd, 2007: Hi Chris ! No giants but the season has started here in East Liverpool, Ohio 43920. My buddies John & Joe found 11 blacks this morning. They found them in the exact location where John & I checked last Wednesday and found zero. They were in a grassy pathway near dead elms, near the top of the hill. Some cold weather is coming in for the Easter weekend here. I hope the morels keep popping tho. Rick Anderson
April 3rd, 2007: Matt &Amy Powers, yellow morel - general location = Rural Harvey Co. Kansas, Growing Conditions = hillside near river bottom on the banks rich dead leaf covered ground. Additional Comments = This is the first find for us in Kansas. We found 83 yellows in a 10 foot radius.
April 3rd, 2007: Kim Luechtefeld, grey morel - general location = Washington, MO in Franklin County, Growing Conditions = In a grassy area under large old Chinese Elm Trees. Additional Comments = 48 Grey and yello morels in Washington, MO. 2-5 inches tall.
April 3rd, 2007: jason marcum, grey morel - general location = mclean county, illinios, Growing Conditions = southern facing slopes, under some dead elms.
April 3rd, 2007: corey gilstrap,- general location = checking an early spot tomorrow in orange county indiana, Additional Comments = i'm actually writing about a growing concern with the weather. how is the sudden drop in temp. going to affect the rest of the season? for the southern indiana areas near orange and lawrence counties.
April 3rd, 2007: hi chris... spent all day saturday hiking both a valley and mountain top site that last year gave me 2 baskets of black morels. only found 8 and my legs are tired! oddly on my way i called a buddy to go w/ me and he said he had a "lightbulb" shaped mushroom in his yard... with pits. i stopped by and sure enough it was a tight white ( yellow or golden? ) morel, bulbulous, which i rarely see in my local hunts. we did get a good rain sunday but im worried it is to late in the season to help. what do you think? hope your ga foray was fun! here is a pic of 55 ed found near knoxville this weekend... casper
April 4th, 2007: Ross Bell,
yellow morel - general location = Emporia ks, Growing Conditions = around the
lake, and on the river bottoms
Additional Comments = Sunday i found 42
small browns, and yesterday i found 26 pretty good size yellows, but i'm new to
emporia area so this has been a trial and era search this year
April 4th, 2007: Ronnie Cook, yellow morel - general location = Parkville, Mo. On the west side of North Kansas City. Found around Thirty Yellows and Greys. Growing Conditions = Steep hillsides(east).
April 4th, 2007: Hello Sir, I have attached several photos of a mushroom I took this morning in my yard. I have lived in Oklahoma all my life and have never seen (or possibly was not paying any attention) a mushroom like this. Can you identify it for me? In that particular area in our yard in 2002, we had a 30 foot Autumn maple which was blown over by a storm. We had the stump ground, but since that time, we always have mushrooms in the yard growing in that area. However, this is the first time to see this type. Thank you, Susie Church
You have a stinkhorn, Mutinus caninus, -Chris M
April 4th, 2007: Bill Jenkins, black morel - general location = Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area Tn, Campbell County, Growing Conditions = East facing slope, Elm and Ash trees , Additional Comments = 26 total, most were fresh, but some were dried up.
April 4th, 2007: a.
edens, half-free morel - general location = wayne county, west virginia, Growing
Conditions = under tulip poplar near ridgeline
Additional Comments =
found about 25 in an hour, most were halffrees and then some blacks and a couple
small whites, still on the early side perhaps it seems.
April 4th, 2007: Kyle Kreglow, black morel - general location = Logan county, ohio, Growing Conditions = South side of hill, Additional Comments = I found them on April 1, 2007. I picked 225 that day and 35 the next day.
April 4th, 2007: C.j. Dinkins, grey morel - general location = Ohio,Stark county, Additional Comments = No shooms yet in N.E. Ohio. We have some cold weather coming in on Wedsday thru the weekend. Had a few warm days and nights about a week ago. Went out a couple of times but did noy find anything. I will give it a week or so before i go out again. I would like to see some reports from anybody from N.E. Ohio. Good hunting everyone. I will report on any finds next week from N.E. Ohio.
April 4th, 2007: Shane Bush, grey morel - general location = St. Joseph, Missouri, Growing Conditions = Under dead elm trees, Additional Comments = Found 18 today, but none were large enough to pick. Biggest was about 3/4" tall. Cold snap this week should postpone growing, but the following week looks good! I has begun in Northwest Missouri!
April 4th, 2007: Matt & Amy Powers, yellow morel - general location = Harvey co. Ks, Growing Conditions = Under Elms,Cottonwoods,dried creek beds,today God blessed us,we found over 300!!!!!Amy rocks at this! Additional Comments = theyer everywhere,hurry before the freeze!
April 4th, 2007: Joe Steimann, yellow morel - general location = St. Louis, Mo. Growing Conditions = In deap shady areas on my hands and knees under thick brush! Additional Comments = Found over a hundred greys but a bunch of yellows where starting to pop up. Should be a great year!!
April 4th, 2007: Found a nice little single in Salem oregon. looks like you've been finding some nice ones.. I'll start finding some nice ones in a couple of weeks..Good luck... Loren
April 4th, 2007: I found 7 small grey/yellow morels this morning. They were up south of the Illinois river near Springfield. Extreme south facing slope, small elms, not much tree cover. Very early indeed! The cold front should slow them down so I don't expect more until next week. Mark
April 4th, 2007: denny lewis and bub palmer, grey morel - general location =
MISSOURI,ST.JOSEDH ,BUCHANNAN COUNTY
Growing Conditions = RIVER BOTTOMS
Additional Comments = FOUND 33 GREYS ON RIVER BOTTOMS
April 4th, 2007: Amy Powers, This is a Blast!
April 4th, 2007: Josh Hartnett, grey morel - general location = Louisvill Nebraska, Growing Conditions = Rich lowlands, Additional Comments = About another week here in eastern Nebraska until they really start poppin
April 4th, 2007:
Kelly, black morel - general location = We had 5 black morels growing in the
mulch in our yard. We ate them last night cooked in butter. They were awesome.
Hope to have more, but doubt we will. The Puget Sound Mycological Society
confirmed that people at sea level were finding them in their landscape, however
they would not be returning in years to follow. Edmonds, Washington
(suburb of Seattle)
Growing Conditions = They were all growing by the
flagstaff walkway.
April 4th, 2007: Colleen Crandell, black morel - general location = Indiana, Rockville, Parke county near Mansfield where the festival will be held the 3rd week in April. Mixed woods found 2 very small fresh blacks. On March 31st. One of the earliest finds for me. Have had unseasonably warm weather here in the last two weeks. Now we are just coming onto a cold spell and lots of rain and storms. All make for a good season. Hopefully when I attend the foray in KY we will find some good yellows and greys. Colleen Growing Conditions = Just in my "Black Patch" which is always a producer. Additional Comments = Chris, Great work on this site. Look forward to the foray in KY. Thanks for all your hard work. Colleen
April 4th, 2007: Marty Meyers, yellow morel - general location = Blue Springs Missouri, Growing Conditions = Elms Additional Comments = Found the first morel the earliest I've ever have on March 20, 2007. There was a patch of about 10 or so the size of kernel of corn. April 1,2,3. have found 200 plus.
April 4th, 2007: Here are a few pics from 4/1/07. We found 58 morels on Sunday - most of them were blacks, although many of those were in such poor condition that we just left them. On a brighter note - the greys were popping... not in great quantity, but very fresh, so gives hope for the future weeks to come! Your foray pictures gave me the most hope of all - as I figure we are at least a week behind you...our annual Mushroom campout extravaganza begins April 11th. Hope the cooler temperatures and rain will hold things off long enough for there to be lots of morels for all!
April 4th, 2007: Matt & Amy,
yellow morel - general location = Harvey Co. Growing Conditions = along
trails,elm trees,thick grass
Additional Comments = our daughter Autumn
helped us out this evening,shes a natural.autumn alone found 5lbs.All together
we are over 20lbs in two days.
April 4th, 2007: Attached are the pictures of the mushrooms my two kids and I found this past weekend. Don’t know if the large one is a morel or not. Didn’t keep it either Thanks, Chris A. Crosby
The one on the left is a Gyromitra, do not eat it! -Chris M
April 4th, 2007: Judy, yellow morel - general location = Manhattan, Kansas and St. George, Kansas, Growing Conditions = wooded ravine and river lowlands
April 4th, 2007: Russ Kocher & Don Oden, we didn't identify the type of morels
- general location = These were found near Alden, KS
Growing Conditions = In
a pasture around dead and decaying trees, Additional Comments = we were to
excited about our find to think about taking a picture. It has been
several years since we found enough to enjoy a nice meal of them. We are
figuring about 25 lbs.
April 4th, 2007: Hi Chris .. I have looked several times around Fort Mill SC where I live, but have come up with nothing. I`am on vacation in Hilham Tn and we found 15 around an old dead Apple Tree today...Craig the Buckeye
April 4th, 2007: Don Benz, black morel - general location = Crawford County in central Southern Indiana near a small town called Marengo. Indiana, .Growing Conditions = South slope of a ridge in hardwood timber. We actually found them early in the morning while scouting for and listing for wild turkey. Additional Comments = It has been unseasonably warm, 80's, and the trees are coming out and the mayapple is up way to early for this time of the year. Good luck in your hunting!
April 5th, 2007: Jerry Brader, morel-other, - general location = Washington, Bainbridge Island. Growing Conditions = last year we foudn about 6 in one area and this year that area has exploded in morels and this year we also have another spot that has a couple of dozen morels but i am tolkd half of them are fake morels? and the rest are real., Additional Comments = Looking for more information to tell the diferance between false and real morels? thank you
April 5th, 2007: amaustin, here is a pic of the morels i found last week...
April 5th, 2007: Andy Burnham, grey morel,- general location = St. Joseph, MO actually found 4-1-07 picked on 4-3-07. Growing Conditions = Found growing on embankment in lowlands and growing out of moss
April 5th, 2007: Ted
Gustin, yellow morel - general location =
Clayton County Ga. Growing Conditions = Older growth Poplars with mixed pines on
an east facing hillside. Lots of small ones, just waiting for them to grow!!!
Its supposed to freeze this weekend, will this effect the ones currently coming
up??? Supposed to get down to 25 degrees or so.
Additional Comments = Awsome
website Chris, Sorry I didnt make to the foray this year but plan to next year.
Looks like the yellows are just getting started in my area.
April 5th, 2007: Jon K Clifton, yellow morel, - general location = Lansing Kansas, Growing Conditions = If you follow a local creek far enough you come to a low waterfall and ther is a great deal of dead trees from past flooding the morels are scattered in small groups but in a lot of locations near eath other
April 5th, 2007: Found these in suburban St. Louis MO., never found morels this early, almost didn't go glad we did.
April 5th, 2007: i8bugs,
grey morel, - general
location = fairview heights area of west central illinois, Growing Conditions =
around downed trees in rich, well drained soil, onsouth facing
slope
Additional Comments = After a long debate with myself about skipping
work, I decided to hit the woods wed. the 4th to see if the rain we'd gotten the
day before had coaxed anything out of the ground in spite of the cold overnight
temps. YeeeHaw! 40 gray morels. Very fresh, fairly
small. Most were just under 2 inches.
April 5th, 2007: harry adrian, yellow morel - general location = lake ozark missouri, Growing Conditions = trees (dead) bottom land around the lake
April 5th, 2007: mushroom-maniacs, yellow morel - general location = river bottoms platte co. mo. Growing Conditions = around really big cottonwood trees Additional Comments = we found 156 mostly greys on 4-03-07 found 96 4=04-07 half greys and half yellows walked atleast ten miles in two days.
April 5th, 2007: Chris, Thought you might like the photos - last two days = 25, morels. Most of them are growing on hillside. There is one in here that is 3/4" high that my wife spotted 25' off a walking trail through the brush - I didn't see it, when she pointed it out, until I came within 5' of the darned thing. Happy Hunting. Larry m
April 5th, 2007: jeff faulkenberry, yellow morel - general location = clinton,mo usa, Growing Conditions = wooded timber under black oaks Additional Comments = found 329 4-3-07 found 271 4-4-07
April 5th, 2007: Chris, i got a few...these are in the coast range in third year slash that had some small burn-piles...this is in Nowhere, Oregon, near Blodgett. feel free to use my pics...these were found yesterday, april 4th.
April 5th, 2007: mike miller, black morel - general location = Xenia ohio 45385, Growing Conditions = hardwood stand...dead elm Additional Comments = Unusually warm March with plenty of moisture
April 5th, 2007: Jim Terrell, yellow morel - general location = Wichita Ks., Sedgwick County, Growing Conditions = Abundant along the rivers and creeks as of 03/29/07, particularly around fallen cottenwood trees. Additional Comments = Have a April snow predicted this afternoon. Not sure what impact a late snow was going to have on the visible mushrooms. Felt in neccesary to reap the harvest before this years bounty disappears....Happy Hunting
April 5th, 2007: Larry Watkins, Groveland California, Growing Conditions = next to old fallen pine trees, Additional Comments = anyone else find srooms in ca. yosimite area 4000 ft to 3000 ft?
April 6th, 2007: Mark, My son and I harvested 10 whites this AM at about 500 feet, I will post with pictures later. Oregon
April 6th, 2007: This cel phone photo of morels was sent to me by friends from the Northern area of Idaho, they found them on April 4th 2007 with no exact location given. They had never seen this variety of morels before so they asked me to give an opinion on them. Since they look like bark morels the first thing I asked is if they had been found in landscaping. Yes was the answer so I recommended that they go find the rest of this morels friends and have a good meal. John. (photo did not come out)- Chris M
April 6th, 2007: Thanks for having this site----I picked these mushrooms this morning. I live in Port Orchard , Washington and found them in my flower garden. They were growing out of wood mulch. Are they morels and are they edible? Thanks again and anxiously waiting to hear back from you. Bill Simmons
These are Choice edible Black Morels, enjoy! - Chris M
April 6th, 2007: kenducky, morel-other - general location = uniontown,kentucky,union, Growing Conditions = bottomland, Additional Comments = cold spell has came upon us.freezing temps at night and morning.little worried what effect this may have on the new spores
April 6th, 2007: Thom Lackey, yellow morel - general location = Columbus Kansas, Cherokee county, Mine Land Wildlife area (Pits) along secondary road. Growing Conditions = Under Juniper stand and brambles along road, Additional Comments = Only found the three today. Walked more than a mile of trails and bushwacking at end of road. Either numbers of Morels in the area have been exagerated or the place had been picked clean. Did look like there had been a lot of foot traffick earlier in the week.
April 6th, 2007: Marsha Terry, black morel - general location = Bothell, WA. Found the morels behind a rain gutter, next to the porch in front of our house. Growing Conditions = We are in a new home and the spores must have come in with the beauty bark that was put down as part of the landscaping. Additional Comments = Will they come back next year? How big should they be before I pick them - since I know right where they are :-) Landscape Morels may return, but usually only if you re-mulch! -Chris M
April 6th, 2007: I think we are having one of the best years we have had in a wile here in tennessee,we have found hundreds in the last mounth and none verry small, over 3 inches and up. this is a few i have found today near theta tennessee.feel free to email me if you want anyinfo. thanks and happy hunting, David
April 6th, 2007: mdresel, yellow morel,- general location = Kellyville, Oklahoma (Creek county), Growing Conditions = Growing conditions under Elms near ponds and creeks. Morel patches prevelant near dead and rotting Elms.
April 7th, 2007: nathana janca, morel-other - general location = Whitefish Montana. Growing Conditions = Mountainous, shady, wet area. Under trees. Im not sure which kind. Additional Comments = Morel hunting is BIG in MT. I was suprised that your map didn't show any "dots" in the state. This is the first report from Montana this season! - Chris M
April 7th, 2007: the juvenile, yellow morel - general location = Illinois, Perry county, Growing Conditions = dead elms and sycamore leaves in strip hills, Additional Comments = found 300 plus and ran out of time.
April 7th, 2007: Howard Ford, grey morel - general location = Tenn. Knoxville, Growing Conditions = Under cedars an oak mixed forest
April 7th, 2007:
carl moore, yellow
morel - general location = Carl moore.
kansas, caney MG, Growing Conditions = Hillside
areas
Additional Comments = I went out again and got 100+.small to med.Im at about
1500. for the two days Ive went out.Sold 140 bucks worth this morninga; hiding
more in the frig!Cant wait to go out in the morning.
April 7th, 2007:
Hi, I
found some morels outside my front door, right here in
April 7th, 2007: steve hill, black morel - general location = Tar Hollow state forest, S. Central Ohio, Growing Conditions = mid to upper levels of slopes. Large Tulip Poplars must be present. Additional Comments = All black Morels... 8 or so on 4-1, 50+ on 4-2, about a dozen, frozen solid, this morning 4-6.
April 8th, 2007: I got to your site from the Mushroom Expert site and wanted to tell you my findings so far for your map: 3-31-07 Botetourt County, VA, 4-5-07 Pulaski County, VA, Also, if you haven't already heard from anyone else, they have been finding them since 4-1-07 in Roanoke, VA, although that is not me, personally. Thanks for the great map! rebecca
April 8th, 2007: JUSTIN, yellow morel - general location = WICHITA KANSAS SEDGWICK COUNTY, Growing Conditions = AROUND EVERGREEN TREES!
April 8th, 2007: Would you please sned me some infomation on joining the club and also the steps I need to follow after I find my mushrooms to prepare them to eat. These mushrooms had a litlle bit of sand in them. Thank you justin
Justin, when you pick your Morels, please use a knife, or pinch them off, do not pull up out of the ground, this damages the mycellium plant. They will keep in your fridge for up to a couple of weeks if you store in a brown paper bag, and do not soak them! Love to have you as a member, I will email you the details! -Chris M
April 8th, 2007: Easterniowatroy, Linn County, Growing Conditions = freezing, Additional Comments = Does anybody have comments on Iowa's "perfect to horriffic" mushroom conditions?!!
April 8th, 2007:
Chris,
Here is a post for Fri. the 7th:
Even better luck this weekend
found 116, 90
with a couple of local guys John and Jason just off the falling slopes in and
around the tulip trees and another 26 in one of my favorite spots only had about
an hr. as not enough sun to see well. Will try another woods tomorrow hoping for
another bigger mess.William
R. Pinkstaff
April 8th, 2007: SHROOMSTER" JOHNBOY SOUTH EAST MARION IL "NEWDENNISON" WILLIAMSON COUNTY in little SOUTHERN IL took the neighbor down the road "lady on the left " Jamie "lady on the right"my wife Angie Friday to my honey hole and hit the jackpot on the whites and a few gray some of these bigger ones look like they had been up for a few days and with the cold temps. and snow hitting us in the face on the Honda atv's and the carhartt,s on, we was headed to the woods temp, was 33 degrees for the high of the day and the low for the early morning on the 7th of April is forecasted for the low to mid 20's I thought we would find a few that had popped over the last two weeks of march when the temps was 83 85 88 but I had no idea what I was in for we found most of these along a big stretch of a old abandoned rail road bed among some very huge ash trees I let the lady's take all the fame they are more pretty to look at also I have to add gratitude to my son Tyler he is 15 going on 16 and did not want in the picture but he hunted another spot in Shawnee national forest down by little grassy lake and brought home a lot of halfree morels they have all fruited at the same time here in SOUTHERN IL hope the cold temps and freeze warnings don't end the season on a early note what do you think Chris could you give me some insight???? thanks for the posting ANGIE JAMIE TYLER and the SHROOMSTER
The hard freeze will probably "frost-bite" the morels that are exposed, but when it warms back up, more new ones may begin to fruit.- Chris M
April 8th, 2007: Chris first what kind of mushroom is growing out of that old dead tree and is it eatable and then the pic of the little round red buds on them lettuce looking plants what are them and the last looks to be a fake morel it had no sponge like exterior on the top never seen one in that area before almost looks like a halfree morel fake tho I left it the pic is a little blurred let me knw thanks the shroomster
http://morelmushroomhunting.com/polyporus_squamosus.htm, and is a good edible.
This is Wild Ginger
This is Verpa conica. -Chris M
April 8th, 2007: Thom Lackey, yellow morel - general location = At the Mined Land Wildlife area NE of Columbus, KS. Along a trail running beside one of the strip Pits. Found 10 about 3 to 4 inchs tall. Surprized that they where still good nights been dropping way below freezing here after a warm spell. I'm not sure as to how badly the cold snap will affect further production, but the ones I found were doing very well still considering the low night temps. Growing Conditions = On top of the ridge near downed Elm, and then on the West side hill in a burned area. Ground was good and moist and the surrounding vegetation had protected them from the cold snap. Didn't find anymore, on searching further North, the Bottom lands apeared to be too Wet. Will try again at the creek bottoms East of town tomorrow, I'm sure the Pits have plenty more but the terrain is just to rough for my old bones.
April 8th, 2007: Sue Huffman, yellow morel - general location = Caseyville, Illinois Northern most St. Clair County , Growing Conditions = Very bizarre. Found 3 in my front yard. Not very big but just got a really COLD COLD front. Live next to woods, went out looking in the woods for the past week and didn't find one.
April 8th, 2007: zachary hiles, black morel - general location = scioto county,ohio, Growing Conditions = poplar and ash
April 8th, 2007: Well, the Knoxville Member Foray went as follows: This first day, scouting new territories, with Eddie M, Richie, Denny, and Mikey, we found 115, mainly Black morels, but a total of 5 species, including a Verpa!
The Friday Hunt with the group, turned up a total of 185 Morels!
Then, Saturday, we woke up to Snow, and 22 degrees! Crazy weather!
We had our Dinner at a local Diner, and they fried us up some Morels!
April 9th, 2007: William
Johnson, black morel - general location =
"In the woods, where else!?!" Ohio ,
Wilmington. on April 3
Growing Conditions = 60 deg. and in an uncommon area ALL types of trees Oak,
Maple, Pine, Additional Comments = I thought that my son and I were MIGHTY
HUNTERS... your members have put us to shame, my son went to bed with a tear in
his eye, my wife.. well she dont look at me the same. I hope to meet some
of you soon as we intend to join the club!!! feel ferr to contact us with info..
thanks
April 9th, 2007: Found 10 with my sun on Sat. April 7th. near Portland, OR at ~ 500 feet. Please find the attached images and feel free to post them with my report. Mark LaPlante
April 9th, 2007: JEFF MULLINS, Additional Comments = CHRIS ITZ BEEN VERY COLD HERE IN N.INDIANA BUT I WOULD GUESS I WILL BE FINDING THEM IN A COUPLE WEEKS . I HAVE A FRIEND WHO WILL BE HERE FROM NAPLES FL. IN 2 WEEKS WE MAY HAVE TO GO SOUTH TO HUNT BUT 'ya gotta do what ya gotta do'YOU WILL BEGIN TO SEE MY POSTINGS SOON THANX FOR THIS AWESOME SITE
April 10th, 2007: found ONE yellow coming up in Yakima county, Washington on Sunday the 8th. kinda weird looking, but it's definitely not a gyromitra...
April 10th, 2007: .....we have found about 15 little morels up here in Laurel County, Kentucky, found a nice dyrads saddle....anyways just checkin the family connection if any...thanks, steve matherly, Lexington, ky
April 10th, 2007: jason williams, grey morel - general location = found 36 greys outside rainier oregon on the 9th of april, Growing Conditions = they were all found in one spot at one of my trout fishing holes.. just growin in the grass around the walkway... Additional Comments = found them there a few years ago before i moved back to ohio but im back now and itchin ta find more lol
April 10th, 2007: chef99 submitted:
April 10th, 2007: Amy
Emond, black morel - general location = Im a
personal Gardener in Wichita Kansas. I found 4
morels in the city.
Growing Conditions = I found them while cutting back some spirea bushes. They
were right at the base of the bushes. These were found two days after a snow and
21 degree days. Temp the day of the find was 40 degrees.
April 10th, 2007: Melissa
Yates, yellow morel - general location
= Hillsdale, Kansas Miami County, Growing
Conditions = Under and around dead elm trees and under leaves
Additional Comments = I found a price chopper plastic bag full on April 5, 2007.
Once I found one, if I moved the dead leaves I found a few more.
April 11th, 2007: hc maize, grey morel - general location = Rolla, (central area) MO, .Growing Conditions = Under rotting oak tree, sunny wooded hilltop, same area every year...in 600 hilly acres, I find only a few, in two spots, under two trees...found 18 last week before weather turned real cold - hope more might appear this week.
April 11th, 2007: SHROOMSTER JOHNBOY SOUTHERN IL WILLIAMSON COUNTY SOUTHEAST MARION IL found these frost bit WHITE morels after 7 days of freezing weather set record lows here in SOUTHERN IL lows at night were all the way down to 19 for about 4 nights ...Last night the 9th and the 8th we had some heavy frost killed all the vineyards crops a lot of burnt vegetation in the woods temp,S are starting to rebound here with the last two days in the 50's around noon and after.... got up to 62 on the 10th and we are forecasted for the 70's for the weekend and rain headed in for tonight the 10th and on Fri the 13th and sat the 14th so I hope that the morels might take a rebound for the next couple of weeks we will see never had this happen before so far for the year when I started hunting on the 26 th of march when I put up my first post I have gathered over 300 morels up to good Friday and the cold set in and I found them three frost bit ones today after work and I know they have been up since last weekend so I hope it isn't over for SOUTHERN IL
April 11th, 2007: Lisa Liskany, black morel - general location = Centerville, Ohio in Montgomery County, Growing Conditions = On edge of walking path near elms
April 11th, 2007: Here are some morels we found today near Knoxville Nice Ones !!! near knoxville on a farm near creek bed, Karen ,Red and JD Ketterman
April 11th, 2007: Anthony Tassinello, black morel - general location = Tahoe NF, El Dorado NF, Northern California, Growing Conditions = Hey Chris, first hunt yielded morels in several locations including our normal Natural spot (3700') A forest Fire (4100'). As well as logging from 2006 (3600') with several dozen blacks just beginning to pop. Mostly in moist southern exposed pockets that get at least a half a days sun. Additional Comments = Weather has been a mix of hot/dry and dustings of snow. Extremely dry winter out in Cali this year with many spots in the Sierra having around 60% of normal precip. and very dry snowpack.
April 11th, 2007: rick and dana, yellow morel, - general location = missouri st.louis, Growing Conditions = river bottems, Additional Comments = found these right before cold fornt came in
April 11th, 2007: Dennis Wiggins, yellow morel, - general location = Clemmons, NC, Growing Conditions = Rich Lowlands
April 11th, 2007: carson, yellow morel - general location = woods river, Growing Conditions = 34 lbs........... maple tree, Additional Comments = 34lbs next week 12lbs twoguys and 4 leggs. What town and State? - Chris M
April 11th, 2007: Chris, Found this year. Ranging from 3/17 to 4/2. 1,871 total. A cold front hit on the 3rd and I believe ended our season this year in Northwest Arkansas. Clay Bradshaw
April 12th, 2007: Hi Chris, New report for April 11th. Portland, OR found a few in sandy soil on a river bottom under cottonwoods. Please find the attached .jpg. I think it is a black, please confirm. Holehog No, this would be considered a Natural, a gray or Tan.- Nice mushroom! -Chris M
April 12th, 2007: jason williams, grey morel - general location = found 36 greys at the same place outside of rainier growing around the walk way .... found 5 big ones at my landlords house by a pile of wood right by the road heheh am i lucky or what? lol Growing Conditions = there growing in the cut grass right around the lake but only in one spot ... lord knows why cause i dont lol, Additional Comments = hopes everyone has a blast findin them tasty lil sponges cause im gonna eat every one i find hehhe and i aint sharin hehehhe hope yall find a bunch...oh yeah i totally dig your guys sight hehhe wish there was more like it
April 12th, 2007: troy pisha, grey morel - general location = independence missouri, Growing Conditions = old elms, Additional Comments = unuasally cold start to the season found right around 300 ,greys and yellows.
April 12th, 2007: Lord O Shrooms, none darnit - general location = Tazewell Co. IL This weather is VERY depressing. 2 weeks ago i would of sworn i'd have found greys by now. Today tops them all. Waking up to snow :( All I can say to central IL shroomers is pray for warmth. Additional Comments = Love this site. Nice to see some ppl finding the even if i am not.
April 12th, 2007: hello, this is bart, I sent you some photos last year. Is it o.k. to eat frostbitten morels, if so, do I cut off the frostbitten part? Just slice the top off that is brown, should be fine! - Chris m And how can I tell if they are dead not just frostbitten, for yellow morels. Before the cold weather came in I bagged 52 yellow morels. I will try to send you some pictures. I live in Carbondale, IL.
April 12th, 2007: joe dimeglio, yellow morel - general location = 52 miles north east of eugene, oregon at about 1600 feet elevation. Growing Conditions = the specimens were found in a riparian zone along the mckenzie river, dominated by black cottonwood, large leaf maple and grande fir. in loam/sandy soil at a ph of 8.2, with soil temp of 46f.Additional Comments = there were only two very young specimens, but the weather has been a little cool but very wet. it has been a la nina year, so it should be a good morel season!
April 12th, 2007: cattlick,
yellow morel - general location = Ste
Genevieve, Missouri,, Growing Conditions = Creek Bottoms, River Hills
along the Mississippi
Additional Comments = We have been huntin for a few days now... Yesterday
right after the storm / rain it paid off..
April 12th, 2007: This photo has the
bark morel, five inch temperature probe and Idaho
Statesman Newspaper, 1:00 pm Thursday April 12th morel found.
I had done temperature checks on Monday April 9th and the soil was averaging 57
degrees at 5" deep. Tuesday morning temperatures were quite cold and
Wednesday morning it was only a little above freezing. I skipped Tuesday and
Wednesday and finally checked the patch again today April 12th. One bark morel
with frost-top, I call it that when a morel has been frost bitten. The name
comes from MAGREW's Frost Top in Boise [it's gone now] where you could get the
best home made rootbeer in the West. The morning of April 10th the air
temperatures got below freezing which is when this morel would have been frost
bit. Therefore I am going to assume that it flushed sometime after I checked the
patch on Monday afternoon and before the early morning hours of Tuesday because
Tuesday morning temperatures were in the high 20's. John
April 13th, 2007: Hi Chris, 4/13/07 Report from Portland, OR: Found enough in a couple hours to keep thing interesting. Elevation ~ 500 ft. By the looks of things we will need to move to higher elevations as today's specimens are just past their prime. The trillium are starting to turn pink and the lilac blooms are drying up. I did manage a couple of good pics. Will hunt this weekend . Holhog
April 13th, 2007: K.King, black morel - general location = Found in Albion Indiana in Noble CO. Growing Conditions = Found in a wooded area just a few miles from a lake.
April 13th, 2007: Cydney,
black morel - general location = in my yard next to stepping stones, in a
wooded area, Hollywood Hills area above wineries in
Woodinville, WA
Additional Comments = can I send picture to confirm variety? Which morel are
these, gray, black? They are growing in twos along these stepping stones;
there are four sets of two at this moment. The tallest is 7.5
inches. Are these edible? I live on Hollywood Hill, in the hills
above the wineries in Woodinville, WA (a suburb of Seattle, east side of Lake
Washington). The other sets not photographed have been partially eaten,
perhaps by wild rabbits or mountain beavers in my yard or slugs or something
else? I live in an older forested area with mature cedar trees about 85
feet tall, and Gold Creek runs on my property, as well as regular home type
landscaping. Thanks. Cydney
These are Black Morels, look very
fresh, you are lucky! - Chris M
April 13th, 2007: jeff, black morel - general location = knox county centrel ohio, Growing Conditions = under a cherry tree Additional Comments = about 10 days late
April 13th, 2007: chris smith grey morel - general location = Slater, Iowa, story county, Growing Conditions = under a dead elm on a north facing hill, Additional Comments = i dont think that there will be many more coming up since the snow fall but once the ground warms up like they said it is supposed to be in the 60's then give them a couple weeks and they should be plentiful
April 13th, 2007: Marsha
Cusack, grey morel - general
location = Western Oklahoma on the Canadian River and
Along the Cimarron River. Major and Blaine Counties
Growing Conditions = Went Early this year when the red bud trees start to bloom
early we found them on the south side in the open grass. After a rain and
warmer weather it was under the cedar trees on the north sides. Additional
Comments = We started hunting this year in late march because of the blooming
trees. We go most of the time in Mid-April. My question is this.
It has cooled off again and began raining alot. Will the mushrooms come
out again if it warms back up or is finding them a one time span of about two
weeks. Thanks. This is a common question, I think some
may re-fruit. It will be interesting to find out! keep in touch! -Chris M
April 13th, 2007: Luke, grey morel - general location = Kansas, Douglas county, Growing Conditions = , off the wakarusa river on an east facing slope just to the southeast of dead elm trees wrapped in vines. Additional Comments = It was just a fluke I believe, these mushrooms were too early. The conditions just happened to be just right for them to come up. The best is yet to come after this cold weather is over with.
April 14th, 2007: Tried to send these last week but my internet was down. Better late than never...April 5th, 2007, Andi and James
April 14th, 2007: Rick Layton, landscape morel - general location = Washington Gig Harbor Pierce co. Growing Conditions = in a large flower bed around ruhbarb and lavender, Additional Comments = Never take chance for granted I (my coworkers and I) just finished turning on a customers sprinkler system and I was bsing with the customer noticing the toad stool in her yard I mentioned it and how I was planning a trip to omak wa to hunt the infamus morel mushroom she asked if I knew anything about mushrooms my reply not realy but I fake it real well then she walked me to the far side of her yard and wanted to know what theses were and I about pooped in me shorts they were morels every where I gathered about 2 lbs she said she had been kicking them over for about 2 weeks and she had had beauty bark spread on this bed last summer was the only part of the yard where they were.
April 14th, 2007: barb hicks, some had a red color to them - general location = Pike/ Scioto Co. Line, Lucasville, Ohio. Growing Conditions = wooded area
April 14th, 2007: b.k.in reading pa., black morel - general location = PA.READING.BERKS. Growing Conditions = IN THICK BUSHES UNDER POPULAR TREES.SOME GRAPEVINE Additional Comments = I'VE BEEN FINDING BLACK MORELS IN THE SAME SPOT FOR 18 YEARS.THE FIRST YEAR I FOUND 4 MESH BAGS FULL. MOST YEARS I FIND THEM ON 4/7 OR 4/8. THIS YEAR WE ARE HAVING A VARY COLD SPRING.FOUND THEM ON 4/14.
April 14th, 2007: Andy
from Dayton, Ohio, grey
morel, 1 Morchella semilibera and 2 Morchella deliciosa,- general
location = Greene Co., Ohio
Growing Conditions = Near elms on a S.West facing slope close to top.
Additional Comments = They're up!!! Just back from the woods and I found some!!!
They're up!!! A few days after it warms up it will be time. Found 1 Morchella
semilibera, (half free) and 2 Morchella deliciosa, (gray), all were 1/4" to
1/2", I left them to see what happens to them with the cold spell coming
this weekend. Found near Elms, 10' from top of 70" hill S.West facing.
Good luck all, it is very, very near the time.
April 14th, 2007: We found 12 blacks today, April 14th, in Boosboro, MD. The mayapples were just up in this area under old tulip poplars. The largest is about two inches. Evan Shipley
April 14th, 2007: Dear Chris- What a
great site you have. I found it on google. I'm sorry I haven't
joined yet, but I owe taxes this year and my wife says I have to pay them first.
so I understand completely if I don't hear from you or see my lovely photo on
your site. the attached picture was taken in my back yard in Fairfax CA on
Apr 14th. It looks sort of morel-like, but nothing like the ones I
used to pick with my dad up in Canada. is it possibly a semilibera?
I looked it up in a big mushroom book I inherited from my dad but didn't learn
much, as most of the words used
to describe it aren't even in the dictionary. like "ochreous".
Took me all morning to find out it meant "yellow." I just
want to know if
we can eat it. Please accept as a small token of my appreciation the
clever subject line created here: "killer, thriller, or filler" is
yours to use as you wish. many thanks. Rob Darcy
You have a "True" Morel here! You are lucky, this is a choice edible! Enjoy! -Chris M
April 15th, 2007: I found about 20 yellow morels today, in Carbondale, IL. Are morels that have a yellowish stem too old to eat? I have fresh ones as well so I don't mind throwing them out if they're too old. thanks-Bart. Darker stem sometimes is just more mature. If the mushroom does not have a foul oder, or is soggy, then it is probably fine to eat.- Chris M
April 15th, 2007: Garrett and Laurie Stock, black morel - general location = Martinsburg, PA Blair County, Growing Conditions = around wild cherry, fairly rocky, Additional Comments = We found 12 today. This is our first find of the year. Weather isn't to good here yet. Cold and rainy. Getting ready to get a little snow. Patiently waiting for warmer weather.
April 15th, 2007: john roberts, grey morel - general location = woodsfield ohio, Growing Conditions = rich lowlands
April 15th, 2007: This is bart from So.
IL, Here are the pictures of those frostbitten morels. I'm not sure
if they are actually "frostbitten" but I do know that after a couple
days of the freezing temperatures I found 50 dead-looking yellow morels under an
american elm, when just five days earlier I found fifty fresh ones, under a dead
american elm, about 200 ft. away. They may not be frostbitten but I do
think they died from the cold temperatures that swept in. All the ones I
saw during the coldfront were small and had red to reddish-black tops. But
now that the night temperatures have got above freezing I am seeing morels that
popped up the previous night that are fine, I found about ten of those today.
I'm also
seeing lot's of morels that have yellow stems but are too small to have really
spoiled from old age. And today I saw two deadly
galerina's today. The pictures attached are the ones I picked today 4/14/07,
I left more out there that were in much worse shape (brown tops and really
yellow stems) that were out there longer, and they were the same size as these. Bart
April 16th, 2007: I found 51 yellow morels on April 3 in Carbondale, IL. They were under a big dead American Elm. You can use this picture on your website if you want. Bart D.
April 16th, 2007: Angela,
yellow morel - general location = Washington, San Juan
Island, Growing Conditions = Under madrona's
Additional Comments = We only found two so far this year, usually we find a few
dozen. Have they been scarce in Western Washington?
April 16th, 2007: Portland April 14, Explored our indicator spots in the North Cascade range at ~ 2500 ft. Found some baby Morels and a couple mature specimens. We left these babys to document rate of growth, will back n several days. Holehog
April 16th, 2007: John, whites and greys - general location = Clark County, Ohio, Growing Conditions = Dead elm trees growing on side of creek bed. Additional Comments = Found 86 total, 10 in one patch and 76 in the second patch! Hunted in the cold rain but it was worth it. We have plenty of moisture here but need more warm sunny days.
April 16th, 2007: I found 86 total, 10 in one patch and the remaining 76 in a second patch! They seem to be blonde morels, as well as a very light grey variety. Growing conditions were around dead elm trees growing on the slopes of a creek bed. Picked them in Clark County, Ohio. We have plenty of moisture here but with a few warm and sunny days we should be loaded with them.
April 16th, 2007: Joy
M., yellow morel - general location = Northwest
Arkansas, Growing Conditions = Around Sycamore trees
Additional Comments = I was wondering about the little jumping bugs you always
seem to find in them. How do you kill them all without ruining the shrooms? Also
you said to put them in a brown paper bag for up to 2 weeks, no soaking? (How
can you wait that long to eat them? YUMM) I have tried soaking in salt water to
kill the bugs. My husband says the itching is my imagination. I found them (28)
the last week in March before the freeze. Hope to find more now that it is
warming up.
April 16th, 2007: Adrian, grey morel - general location = burlington Wv. Growing Conditions = Found around fallen dead elm on east facing slope one grey Additional Comments = found last tuesday, still cool here, loving rain though. waiting for awarm up and the shroms will be popping! think the majority is a couple of weeks off. going for ramps next week. yummy! happy shrooming!
April 16th, 2007: Tim Betts, gyromitra (snow mushrooms) - general location = Washington State, outside of Thorp. Growing Conditions = Found a cluster of about one dozen Gyromitra in the Wenatchee National Forsest on a mountain slope at relatively low elevation.
April 16th, 2007: Grey morels, largest maybe 3". North east of Martinsville Indiana. Found around 20, and left a fresh one to grow. At the edge of a plowed field just into the woods; near a creek. Season is finally starting here!! Let it be a good one... Izzy and friends picture looks yellow, but are greys
April 16th, 2007: Forrest Tainio, black morel - general location = North Carolina, Barnardsville, Buncombe, Growing Conditions = poplar trees
April 16th, 2007: Jim Farmer, grey morel - general location = Kentucky Foray, Growing Conditions = cold hills of west ky, Additional Comments = I just wanted to send a quick note to all who attended the ky foray. It was a great pleasure to meet each and every one of you. I guess the weather was not exactly cooperative but coming together with other hunters was an awesome experience for me. I hope that you would consider returning ky for another foray, hopefully in a better season so that everyone can take some morels with them. I surely wish we would have found more than the 125 or so that we found but mother nature was a lil outta sorts. I will keep posted as to the new morels that might appear within the next week or so. Thanks Chris you are a tribute to the mushroom hunting experience. I hope that we may have many more hunts. your friend Jim Farmer
April 16th, 2007: tony, black morel - general location = Nelson Co.,Va. Growing Conditions = apple orchard Additional Comments = Juct starting to find them here. Plenty of rain,so it looks promising.
April 17th, 2007: found in warrick county indiana along with a lot more , southern in hunter
Please, do not pull up the Morels! Pinch them off above the ground, or use a knife and slice them off. What you are doing is exactly the same thing as breaking a branch off of an Apple Tree to pick the Apple. You damage the underground plant of the Morel by pulling them up. You keep this practice up, and in a couple of years you will not have Morels in that spot any longer! Besides, why do you want to bring home all of that dirt anyway?- Chris M
April 17th, 2007:
April 17th, 2007: robby, black morel - general location = illinois dsnville, Growing Conditions = elms lots and lots of elms , Additional Comments = morels are still good after the recent frost
April 17th, 2007: Grace
Lim, grey morel - general location = Oregon,
Happy Valley, My home backyard, Growing Conditions = rich lowlands
Additional Comments = Can you tell me if there are morels? I"m tempting to
cook and eat them... I have pictures of them but I don't know if I can post it
on your page, my email address is: gracelim@naturalwvs.com I can attach the pics
on the email. Thanks!
You do have True Morels there! These are choice edibles, you are lucky! Enjoy! -Chris M
April 17th, 2007: Hi Chris, My son and I found some very young Morels at ~ 2500 feet on Sat. The location has put out good numbers early in the season for the past 3 years. We looked it over well and found 5 smalls and decided to wait. "They are just popping" The weather has been, and is forecasted to be cool and moist with lows 31-36 and highs 50-60 with showers, should be a slow growth rate. Of coarse I could go in 5 and in 10 days and really learn what happens. Any thoughts ? Holehog. So many people think Morels pop up overnight, but, they actually grow slowly, and stay edible for up to three full weeks or more. Young Gray Morels 2 inches tall may grow into a giant yeallo Morel 10 inches tall over 3 weeks of time, especially if damp and cool weather is occurring. Only exception to this is if it were to warm up to 90 plus degrees for a few days in a row, this would speed their growth considerably. - Chris M
April 17th, 2007: Brian Francois, black morel - general location = Green Bay, Wisconsin
April 18th, 2007: Chris Matherly and Jim Farmer led the group for the Kentucky Member Foray, and despite harsh weather conditions, and 5 nights in a row of freezing temps, snow flurries on Sunday, the group managed to find a total of 125 Morels! Many were frost bitten on top, but some were fresh and not damaged.
April 18th, 2007: Darren D Jones, black morel - general location = Shoreline Washington. .Growing Conditions = Growing from "Beauty bark" in landscaping around a bank, also many small thumb size black morels popping up in shady areas on new cedar mulch.
April 18th, 2007: Anthony Tassinello, black morel - general location = Western slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Growing Conditions = We found 27LBS from Thursday to Saturday in logged areas ranging from 1 to 8 years old. The best results came in the 1 year old stands where shade trees were left, in and around burnt piles. Southern faces were blowing up. Spring Kings (Boletus Pinophilous) were abundant as well. Additional Comments = Freezing rain, sleet and snow flurries made it a challenge but the season is underway at the lower elevations in California.
April 18th, 2007: Shane Bush, grey morel - general location = St. Joseph, Missouri, Growing Conditions = Under dead elm trees, Additional Comments = Found about a dozen today that had just come up. They hadn't even stood up straight yet. They were coming up and the freeze must have put them on hold, because these were new since the freeze. The temp yesterday and today was about 70. It was in the 30's last week. Goes to show you that a freeze won't stop the season. happy hunting!
April 18th, 2007: jim, yellow morel - general location = nebraska , lancaster. Growing Conditions = in the woods, Additional Comments = they were very small i left them to grow a little more .
April 18th, 2007: Frank Hutcheison, grey morel - general location = Pike County near Richmond Dale,Ohio. Growing Conditions = Along a creek bank near a dead Elm tree. Additional Comments = This exact location has produded my first find of the year each of the last 3 years. This year came 3 days later than last year which is not surprising due to the recent cold weather we have had. At least they are finally showing up.
April 18th, 2007: Kara, black morel - general location = Chelan co. Washington state. Growing Conditions = near a lake where they have been moving trees and soil last year
April 18th, 2007: Amy Powers, yellow morel - general location = Harvey Co KS. Growing Conditions = Starting to find them again, seems the ones protected from the freeze under leaves have started to show up. Additional Comments = It seems that where we find them there are alot of Locust shells, has anyone else noticed anything like this?
April 18th, 2007: Bryon R, grey morel - general location = Eastern Iowa. Growing Conditions = old railroad bed , Additional Comments = Found 8 Very small grays. Very Early for here
April 18th, 2007: ken O'Loughlin, yellow morel - general location = Josephine County, Grants Pass Southern Or. Growing Conditions = in some bark around Magnollias
April 18th, 2007: jephie, This one and a few others were found in Grants Pass, OR.
April 18th, 2007: Andrew Miner, black morel - general location = Cle Elum, Kittitas County, Washington. Growing Conditions = under cottonwoods along abandoned railroad grade , Additional Comments = a couple dozen extremely small blacks (finger/thumb tip size). Also a dozen or so larger V. bohemica.
April 18th, 2007: Shroomfreak,
grey morel - general location = Southwest facing
hillsides, Growing Conditions = Near elm's in the bottom's,
Additional Comments = Hi Chris, Hope the foray went well. I think our cold snap
is over and our season is getting started here in North
central Indiana. Starting to see some purple!
April 18th, 2007: Steve W, yellow morel - general location = Tell City, Indiana (Perry County) Growing Conditions = At the bottom of a slope growing alongside some trees. Not sure which type of trees, but I think they were Elm.
April 18th, 2007: Hi Chris, Thought I would send you this picture of my first morel of the season. Steve Weedman
April 18th, 2007: Found near Springfield, South facing slope near elms, 04/17/07. Attempting to attach pics hope they work. Some were a lot older than I had expected, if you can age them have at it. Thanks, Clinton
April 18th, 2007: Cori McCullough, grey morel - general location = West Burlington, IA in Des Moines County. Growing Conditions = In the ravine/woods behind our house on the west facing slope near the bottom. Each one was peeking out of a patch of moss no more than 15 feet from the base of 2 different dead elms. In a week that particular spot will be nearly impossible to get to because of all the multifora rose. Additional Comments = Hello from Iowa! Yippee it's on! My husband and I found 6 little greys. The smallest was this shy of a 1/2 inch and the biggest was 3/4 inch. No pic - we forgot to take the camera... :( We left them alone and will be checking their progress for a couple of days. We think it is still early yet to be finding much. But by this weekend... oh yeah. The tempature finally came through yesterday (73)and today (75). To note: I found out today that the wife of a friend of mine at work found a dozen little greys 3 weeks ago when we had a couple of warm days. I personally think we're going to have a banner year. Cori :o)
April 19th, 2007: AJ, grey morel - general location = Iowa, Corning, Adams, Growing Conditions = Creek line near a dead elm
April 19th, 2007: Anita, yellow morel - general location = Protem, Missouri. Growing Conditions = Found about 25 at the top of the hill from a creek on the south bank about 5ft into the woods from a field, found a lot growing under little pines, Additional Comments = half of the ones I found had frost bite on them the other half very fresh
April 19th, 2007: Becky Langstraat, grey morel - general location = Iowa, Marion County around the Des Moines river on a hill top around dead elms. Growing Conditions = Very small the size of my pinkie fingernail, by tree roots under leaves. Additional Comments = Some friends near bussey Ia. found 38 small grays this am also.
April 19th, 2007: FriendsCreek Mark, black morel - general location = Maryland, Thurmont. Growing Conditions = Poplar Tree Grove, Additional Comments = Found first mess of the year. Very fresh, The moisture is here. We just need some warmer weather to really bring them on strong.
April 19th, 2007: Jim Maynard, black morel - general location = 11 miles west of waverly OH 45690. Pike County. Last Sat 2 friends found over 600 Black & even Nice 6-8" Yellows. our weather has been weird 2 weeks ago it was in High 70s & 80s then next week it was in 20s-30s and snowed 3 str days so Globel warming or just Freak of nature I dont Know, Growing Conditions = South east side of Hill around ash, maple, but the main thing was a Large dead ELM. 1st flat under ridge, Additional Comments = with the weather we have had the Best Big Yellows will be coming in may or June, Last year we had a hot spell then a snow and the Big Yellows came back in early June. I know its hard to Belive but TRUE. good Luck to all and never say it's to Late. TYVM JIM MAYNARD Waverly OH
April 19th, 2007: BRENDA UNDERWOOD, grey morel - general location = LINCOLN,IL IN LOGAN COUNTY. FRIENDS FOUND 3 OR 4 ILBS IN MT. PULASKI,IL. APRIL 14 AND 15. I FOUND MINE APRIL 18.
April 19th, 2007: steve, grey morel - general location = kansas Hutchinson. Growing Conditions = next to cedar trees
April 19th, 2007: James Ragsdale, grey morel - general location = Indiana, Waverly, Morgan county. Growing Conditions = under a patch of lilly like plants with purple flowers.
April 19th, 2007: Eric Enold, black morel - general location = Ohio, Carroll County, Leesville Lake Region. Growing Conditions = On top of ridge, White oak and poplar trees, Looked to be a couple days old, woods still looked a little early, sun is in the forcast. Aood hunting budy and I are going to hit a couple hot spots tomorrow for blacks and grey.
April 19th, 2007: gary
thomas, black morel - general location =
southern indiana new albaney area. Growing Conditions = oh
hill sides
Additional Comments = any 1 finding many ?
April 19th, 2007: matt d, yellow morel - general location = 30 miles south of louisville kentucky. Growing Conditions = south slope very high up on the ridge. found them in very mossy areas. found the greys up high and the 5-6" yellows down low.
April 19th, 2007: Chris, Found four small blacks in Adams Co, PA today. April 14th under tulip poplars. Bloodroot is starting to loose petals and the mayapples are opening
April 19th, 2007: Hi Chris, We found these tiny grays yesterday in Oakland, IL. We found about 25 more today, with a few small yellows. Happy Hunting.
April 19th, 2007: Robert Studebaker, black morel - general location = Gore, Virginia. Growing Conditions = Under Poplars, Additional Comments = I was out turkey hunting, and met a fella coming off the mountain with five blacks in his pocket. Well that ended my turkey hunt and began my mushroom hunt! Only three to show for it, but my first of the year. Threw em straight in the frying pan the minute I returned home! Benn dreaming of mushrooms for months-its on now!
April 20th, 2007: Dave Roberts, black morel - general location = Montezuma Indiana, .Growing Conditions = growing in sticker bushes at the bottom of a hill, i think the cold got to some of them.
April 20th, 2007: mike bruns, grey morel - general location = iowa redrock lake area i am from marshall county, Growing Conditions = mossey hillside in opening faceing south-west a far amount of moustier in groud dead elmss up the hill from location, Additional Comments = thank you mushroommmm god i love this time of year its better than herionnnn, mike bruns - general location = iowa rathbun lake southwest hillside moss bed 50% moisture in runoff down hill from elm tree shedding bark, Growing Conditions = moss bed in run off elm trees oak leaves 50%moisture 73 degrees sunny day, Additional Comments = there here thank you mushroom godssss
April 20th, 2007: Sethook, black morel - general location = Tukwila, WA. Growing Conditions = Under conifer, Additional Comments = Found these in my front yard before mowing the lawn.
April 20th, 2007: bradley a. fouch, grey morel - general location = Missouri, LaPlata, Macon County 63549. Growing Conditions = Along creek under maples. East sloping bank where the morning sun hits.
April 20th, 2007: Marty
Meyers, yellow morel - general
location = North of Carrollton, Missouri, Growing
Conditions = Under popping bark elms
Additional Comments = I think the hard freeze hurt the mushrooms this
year. Am only finding one or two together most are lying down and they have
either a black spot on the top of the mushroom or dark brown. I think the
freeze must have frozen the ground after it was starting to produce. Do
you think this is the case? Are others in this area having the same
problem? Guess I'll have to follow the spring north this year!
April 20th, 2007: mamabutterfly, I found 34 blacks, 22 whites, and 25 yellows today in one area here in Central Illinois. I know there's more, I just need more time! This was my first find of the season. Happy hunting everyone! Central Illinois Find
April 20th, 2007: Hello, I could not believe it myself, but I found 8 little morels in my front yard on Saturday, April 8th, the day before Easter. I still have them, some are growing and a couple are sort of drying up. I marked them with bright colored straws and have not cut my yard. Peggy Verhonik, Indianapolis, Indiana
April 21st, 2007: Erin, None found yet, seems like a late start this year due to colder temps. I hunt in Kane and Kendall County, Il. Would like to find a hunting partner. Email me if you want to join me. Also looking for a partner in the Janesville, Milton Wisconsin area. Just bought a trailer up there and have not a clue as to where to hunt on state, not private property. Please email me at ErinVeryBusy@Yahoo.com if you too are a lone hunter (my hubby won't have a thing to do with morels except eat them!) Happy hunting
April 21st, 2007: april marion co. ky
April 21st, 2007: G, Hello Chris, I found you site while searching for identification info. .I found a cluster of a dozen or so brownish honey combed mushrooms in our backyard. They sure look like Morels to me. Can you please give me your opinion? Vancouver, BC
You have a true morel! Enjoy! - Chris M
April
21st, 2007:
Vaughn
Smith, black
morel -
general location =
Ickesburg, Pa 17037 Perry County.
Growing Conditions = Under Poplar Trees,
Additional Comments = We have been experiencing below normal temps in this area.
Just experienced a nor-easter storm with no sunshine for several weeks. Normally
find them around Easter, but late this year. Found them 4/19/07. I was very
surprised to find them at all!!!
April
21st, 2007:
Allen Welch,
They were morels
but they were small light in color,- general location =
Walker county Georgia
. near villanow
Growing Conditions = they were in a flat area. At the base of a hill. there was
a mix of ash, poplar. and maple trees, I found them on
april 5 2007.
havent found any more.
April 21st, 2007: Bill Gould, grey morel - general location = Fort Wayne, Indiana, Growing Conditions = DEAD ELM, Additional Comments = HEY PEGGY WATER YOUR LAWN !!!!
April 21st, 2007: Bob Robinson, grey morel - general location = Taylor County,West Virginia. Growing Conditions = In mixed timber,mostly Poplar..
April 21st, 2007: Jeremy Cosner, black morel, Pecker Head - general location = I found them in Geurnsey County Ohio. Growing Conditions = I found these beside some old oak tree's and under some old elm tree's.
April 21st, 2007: Becky Langstraat, grey morel - general location = Iowa, Pella, Marion co., Growing Conditions = Around Lake Red Rock, on hill side around dead elms. Additional Comments = I found a little bigger gray morels this am 1-1.5 in. tall.Was out 1hr. and found 24. It's supposed to be in the 70's tommorrow and rain this evening so then they will start to pop!!!
April 21st, 2007: Bill Jenkins, Chris, I went hunting last night after work for about an hour. I found around 20, but about 10 of them were either dried up or frost-bit badly. The May apples got a second chance because I found alot of 3 to 4 inchers. This is the same spot I hunted before the freeze and also found about 20 blacks when the original batch of May apples were about 6 to 10 inches tall. Needless to say, I'm pretty confused right now about what to do I've enclosed some pictures of last night's harvest. North Tenn
April 21st, 2007: Alex Hastings, yellow morel - general location = quincy illinois, Growing Conditions = creek bank
April 21st, 2007: Johnny, yellow morel - general location = Douglas county Kansas, Growing Conditions = Elm trees around Clinton lake, Additional Comments = Found close to 600 prior to the cold weather and only about 50 since.
April 21st, 2007: Joe B., black morel, greymorel - general location = zaneville,ohio, Growing Conditions = slide of hill, in rottenig tree braches on the ground.
April 21st, 2007:Chris- We found 18 more blacks in Adams Co, PA today ranging from 1 to 2 1/2 in. They're starting to pop up good now.
April
21st, 2007:
I found
five yellow morels
today under a dead American Elm, one of them 5.25". This makes
about 50 morels for me this week, and 150
total so far,plus 20 half-free morels. I also found some old polypore
squamosas, the one in the picture was about the size of a trashcan lid! I also
found what apperaed to be some Bobcat tracks in some mud, I included a picture.-Bart
Dziegielewski
April
21st, 2007:
Greg
Bennett,
grey
morel -
general location = Found 39 small greys in
lee county Ilinois
on april 20. Soil temp. at 58 degrees. biggest one was two inches tall. Growing
Conditions = Southwest facing hill growing under elm. Also trillum is blooming
and alot of moss. Temp aroud 70 degees.
Additional Comments = This next week should be GOOD!!
April 21st, 2007: Steve Weedman, yellow morel - general location = Palestine, IL, Crawford, Growing Conditions = On a ridge in small path of woods facing south towards afternoon/evening sun
April 22nd, 2007: Hey Chris, Submitting another photo if ya wanna put on. This is for my find that I submitted to you for 4-20-07. Happy Hunting! Steve
April 22nd, 2007: SHROOMSTER JOHNBOY SOUTHERN IL SOUTHEAST WILLIAMSON COUNTY MARION IL FOUND THESE ON THE 19 TH OF APRIL AFTER WORK OUT ON THE WEST SIDE OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY CLOSE TO THE UNION COUNTY LINE HERE IN SOUTHERN IL THE BIGGIST ONES IN THE PICTURE WERE FOUND AS SOON AS I STEPED OUT THE TRUCK DOOR RIGHT IN A PATCH OF OLD DEAD ELMS AND THE SMALLER ONES WERE ALL FOUND ABOUT 1 MILE WAY BACK IN THE WOODS AROUND LARGE ASH TREES I WAS VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE WEEK AND A HALF OF FRIGID TEMPS IN THE TEENS AND 20 S AND HIGHS IN THE LOW 40 S DIDNT PUT A STOP TO OUR SEASON HERE IN SOUTHERN IL BY THE LOOKS OF SOME OF THESE SHROOMS THEY HAVE BEEN UP FOR A FEW