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October 5th, 2008: Found these in Pine Brook, NJ under a old dead oak near a river. There were 12 under this tree and three under other trees in this same area. I have been finding these in the area for 25 years now. Thanks for a great web site , Best regards, Mit freundlichen Grüssen, Meilleures salutations, Wayne Talamonti

October 5th, 2008: About 10 pounds of sulphur shelf, found on a trail near St. Charles, Missouri on a hardwood stump. Thanks, Patrick

October 6th, 2008: SthrnSqrl, Northeastern Ohio Maitakes, Hi all, The Hens and ringless honeys are popping out everywhere around here. Managed to put a few pounds of each in the freezer this year. I still haven't managed to find entalomas, matsutakes, Porcinis, or chanterelles in this area. Anyone in the Northeastern Ohio/Northwestern PA area want to get together sometime for some hunting?

October 6th, 2008: keith - general location = mt.top pennsylvania, Growing Conditions = found it in early october it was growing on the side of a white tree
Additional Comments = the mushroom is small about a inch in length it has a orangish yellowish top with 7 dark box shaped spots on it

October 7th, 2008: Hi Chris. Hugh, Jessica, and myself scored nicely in Central Ohio. 16 hens at one location and 5 at another. Nearly all were in perfect condition. Good luck to everyone, Chris O

October 7th, 2008: Posting some pic's of the Mt St Helens Foray 2008 that I took. What a blast of hands on information from August and Chris. Wow. My husband and I feel very confident we can now successfully go out and make the correct identification of Matsutakes, lobsters, apricot, white and yellow chantrelles, honey's, varieties of boletes, chicken of the woods andcauliflower on our own byAugust and Chris spending days with us showing us how to identify,correctly cut or not to cut and what to leave for sporing and also how to see the signs of what is hiding beneath the earth and what the surroundings also show.Would highly recommendgoing on guided hunts by Chris, August andany of the other experts out there if you are lucky enough to get a chance.We have been on a few others, but nothingcompares to whatthey taught us this last weekend. Thank you so much Chris and August.Also, August thank you so much for taking us to your area's of hunting grounds for the purpose of teaching. My husband and! I acknowledge and respect it. NOTE: some of the pics reset the time stamp again before I caught it.

October 7th, 2008: We found 4 large hens today, plus 3 babies that we left to grow. All around white oak. It's been a very good year for hens- Hugh

October 8th, 2008: josh steele, Clavariadelphus truncatus - general location = in an ohio natural preserve, Growing Conditions = on a rotted stump covered in dirt. very dark, damp soil. Ground covered in leaves..

October 8th, 2008: Hi Chris, Came upon your site and I was wondering if you could give me your expert opinion on what these mushrooms are. I live in Mountain Home AR. that is north central Arkansas. Its been rather cool here for this time of the year. From what I have gathered it looks like a Boletus edulis. Thanks, David Turner

October 8th, 2008: Hi Chris, I haven’t posted before so hear goes…..Hen of the Woods-10 to 12 pounds, It broke apart getting out of the briars next to an old 4’ diameter Hickory stump, Location? =Hastings, MI; I drive to the same stump; third year in a row, rained for two days preceding, Tom Casner

October 9th, 2008: bill smith - general location = chris, found in the middle of an old oak tree stump. We live at 2000 ft. in northern cal. sutter creek.
no spore print yet and no pictures. camera is on vacation with wife and daughter. as yet i have not seen one like it anywhere. thanks for your great sight.
Growing Conditions = lots of natural mulch from oaks and cedars etc. lots of sun very little shade. no rain before they showed up but we had quarter inch 2 days ago...oct.6 now they have turned darker in color but only slightly. Additional Comments = i am interested in mushrooms but have really no training. i noticed what i believe was a morel on the property a few years ago but none since. many other types but i do not attempt eating.

October 10th, 2008: I found these in my yard can’t indentify and thoughts? Jerry Petschen

October 11th, 2008: william miller, mitake 6lb., lions mane 2lb, 3 small coral - general location = browning, il (lions mane) groveland, il (hen and corals)
Growing Conditions = hen and corals, under oaks rather dry, but just a few days after good rain. lion's mane, in a split of a live oak. very fresh,still solid white. Additional Comments = I've been an outdoorsman all my life, and am just now looking for fall mushrooms while squirel and deer hunting. The rewards are very fullfilling, not to mention tastey.

October 12th, 2008: Sure had a great time with you and Eli, wish we could get together more often. I guess when we retire we'll just travel the earth looking for mushrooms. I fried up the entalomas when I got home with a batter recipe I got off the internet. It was supposed to tast like long john silvers, but I wasn't impressed with it. I think it needed more salt. They didn't really taste like shrimp, but the texture was dead on. They weren't as mushroomy tasting as I would have figured from smelling them. So I guess they probably were more like shrimp, weak shrimp. My batter ran out so I just threw the rest in there without batter, and April and I both like them better that way. - Dave W- Richmond, IN

Later that night....Well I hope those were Brick tops because April and I just ate some. There were two bunches that came up since you were here, so they were small and fresh. I fried them like I do morels. They were pretty good , a little chewy but not bad at all, not as mushroomy tasting as a morel. Hope you were right so I don't wake up dead. -Dave

October 13th, 2008: I found a bunch of these false morel looking mushrooms while gathering chanterelles. My field guide tells me they are eaten regularly in California and the pacific NW where they are common however it can not be recommended because the related false morels. It’s unclear if they are warning that they can be misidentified or if they can cause reactions. As far as I can tell they would not easily be confused with the false morels. Is there anything more you could tell me about them? Have you eaten them? Any danger they could cause illness? Thanks, Rich Schneider

You found both the Black and the White Helvella, both are edible. False Morels do resemble these however the color is entirely different, as well as the False Morels come up in the early Springtime. -Chris M

October 13th, 2008: Hi, I found this in my back yard. What is it? I enclosed a pic of it with my boot, so you can get an idea of how big it is. Thanks, Kristinn

October 14th, 2008: Tzvi Grossman,= hen-of-the-woods - general location = Sharon, MA. Growing Conditions = Under Oak Tree, Additional Comments = I fount a 10-pound hen-of-the-woods under an oak tree which produces every year. Also a 4 pound one under another oak tree which produces intermittantly.

October 14th, 2008: Found these while hunting deer last weekend near Blewitt Pass in Eastern WA. I think the smaller purple ones are Blewit or Clitocybe nuda…not sure. They were mostly submerged and I was in a hurry to get back to camp. Also found huge species that I can’t figure out. Anyway…hoping I’m correct on Blewits. Also found a few chanterelle, even a couple white. Cool. Best, Rod

These are NOT Blewitts, they are a poisonous Cortinarius, notice the rust colors on the stem, a dead give away of cortinarius.

October 15th, 2008: Hi, I live in Northern Virginia and just found these under an arborvitae bush in my backyard - in a loamy, cool shaded spot in a raised bed. One was growing out of the ground, the rest in the bed. Can you tell me what they are? They were huge, about 6-7" across and smelled like the mushrooms we eat. Thanks, Wendy

October 15th, 2008: hugh, hen and chicken - general location = Columbus, OH, Growing Conditions = on oak trees, Additional Comments = We found another 3 perfect hens and some nice chicken today. We haven't seen many other fall mushrooms, probably due to the dry weather this fall, but the tree-based fungi are doing very well

October 16th, 2008: Schandler, Northern VA: We’ve been finding Hens since Oct 2. And they are still coming! Just today (Oct 16) saw 4 new ones growing. We’ve gotten QUITE the stash so far, and don’t think it’s over yet.

October 16th, 2008: hey Chris, just wanted to send a couple pics of the mushrooms my son and I found... I am sure these are chicken mushrooms or hen of the woods but would like your opinion!!!...we found these near Chillicothe Ohio on a high ridge on the side of a dead oak that had fallen ....we left plenty of root and some other small ones aswell but we harvested nearly 20 lbs off of this one log...we only looked for about thirty minutes but will return this weekend ...we also found some field mushrooms (agaricus) on the way into the woods...happy hunting to everyone and good luck!!! Jayson

October 17th, 2008: Cindy Chouinard, chanterelle, I have found these beautiful mushrooms in my back conifer lot. They are not shaped like chanterelles but they have the same color and characteristics. I tried them raw. And to the taste it was nutty at first then turned melony at last taste. I truly believe that this some sort of chanterelle but have not been able to identify within books or internet. What do ya think? I have been eating them right along for a few years and I'm not dead yet. Where did you find them- general location = Massachusetts, Wheelwright, Worcester County
Growing Conditions = In my back woods of conifers. I find them under pine needles and also growing in moss. Many of them have bug holes. They also have kind of like a gilled underside but not really defined. Very easy to clean unlike boletes with the spongy bottom. I have really grown to love these. They are wonderful in anything you use them. Although I have checked out the internet and books, I cannot find this specific mushroom. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

October 18th, 2008: Evan, I found this hen in SC PA. It's the largest Hen Of The Woods I've ever seen. I've also been finding blewitts and giant puffballs

October 19th, 2008: Hi Chris, we had good luck today in the Maumee State Forest here in Northwest Ohio. Lots of Hen of the Woods, some ringed Honeys and a few Oysters Cindy Luce

October 20th, 2008: I searched the web & found your site. I find it very interesting & will no doubt join your “Club”. In the meantime, since I am frustrated as heck. I was wondering what you might think. If you come to some conclusion, can you share with me how you got there? The mushroom was 8” wide & had a 6.5” stem. Smelled pretty good actually. I tried getting a spore print, but the mushroom turned to a messy lump of jelly after 24 hours. I will look for & join a local club, if one exists. Perhaps you know of one in the central NJ area? Thanks - Rick

My best guess would be (as I can immediately see that it is an Amanita): http://morelmushroomhunting.com/amanita_rubescens.htm I also have a very in depth DVD that is nearly 6 hours long, and covers 125 wild edible mushrooms as well as 10 of the most common poisonous mushrooms, great for a beginner, You can log into my main page and find the buy it now button. Also, consider joining the club, we have a lot of fun online even during the winter months with a photo contest, recipes, and informative monthly newsletters. http://www.morelmushroomhunting.com/Join1.html - Chris M

This is a Cortinarius species, probably poisonous, notice the rust stains on the stem, and the color of the gills. - Chris M

October 20th, 2008: Bill, What are these?? - general location, Grants Pass area. Found them today, 10/20/2008, Growing Conditions = These grew out of the end of a felled madrone tree, right out of the center of the log. Near a log deck... Additional Comments = They look like they will have caps developed at sometime. I think they look like "Scaly Inky Cap" (Coprinaceae Agaricales)but the range says not west of Great Lakes. Would love to know what they are. Hi Chris...One of my favorite mushroom sites...I found these in Merlin, near Grants Pass, Oregon. They were growing on the end of a downed (very cleanly cut) madrone tree. It was not a rotten tree at all. they look like Coprinacae, Agaricales but wrong range according to my book. Are they a choice edible or will it kill me dead? Or somewhere in between maybe? I have been finding a lot of great Gem studded puffballs in my yard... not much else right now though. Love your site and look forward to the posting...Thank you...Bill

These have me stumped, if there were some mature specimens to compare with, it would make it much easier. - Chris M

October 21st, 2008: hey Chris wanted to know if you could identify these for me ..my son and I found them near circleville ohio growing from the side of a tree that was hanging out over the creek in a low lying area....there are alot of them all up this tree coming from underneath the bark where its pealing away.....thank you for any info you can give me on these.....p.s. the meadow mushrooms and the pine mushrooms are starting to come up here in our our yard!!!

They appear to be Honey Mushrooms, but I cannot tell for sure based on the photo. -Chris M

October 22 2008: near circleville ohio hello Chris...my son and I went out for an hour or so to walk the woods and saw a lot of fungus starting to fruit.....we found puffballs dried up oysters and some nice fresh chicken mushrooms ...all in all we probably have around 6 lbs and are gonna go back out this evening for a couple more hours....looking great for fall mushrooms this year so get out there and hike in this great weather and look for the shrooms ...happy hunting and good luck

October 23rd, 2008: andy Marshall chanterelle, hedge hog, milk caps,lobster and russula - general location = Washington state Hood Canal area, Growing Conditions = Second Growth douglas Fir
Additional Comments = Still looking for Matsutake

October 24th, 2008: E house, unknowned - general location = hillsboro, ORegon Washington county , in y backyeard, Growing Conditions = half under pine tree and raised garden in new soil brought in this pring Additional Comments = i'd like to know what they are and if they are eadable

October 24th, 2008: hi I've got those mushroom in my backyard and i'd like to know if they are eatable or not and whart kind of mushroom are they? Thank you, Eva

This is an agaricus species, may be edible, especially if it smells like almonds. - chris m

October 26th, 2008: Im from Canada eh! We find some nice mushrooms up here on the west coast In BC. Heres some pics of some Shaggy Parasols. ( and yes they were yummy). I enjoy your webpage. my names John. Can anyone tell me what the second mushroom is.

October 25th, 2008: Hi Chris, I love your site and will most likely be joining in the next week or so. I have just started this passion and have begun to hunt on my 5 acre wooded lot here in Sussex County Delaware. The trees here are mainly Beech, Oak, maple and Poplar with many fallen trees and old stumps to boot. I have also found a grouping of large Walnut and cherry trees growing on the back of my lot. It has been rather dry here with only a little rain a few days ago but they are calling for some major rain in a day or two. The AVG temp is about 60 to 70 during the day right now. The first walk around my property provided about a dozen different mushroom types, most I have no Idea what they are and if edible. I know you are very busy and I dont want to take too much of your
time. I would like to send some photos through a few different emails and see if you can help me ID them. This first group of pics is all of one group that covers a very large area of space, most likely about 100 or so single mushrooms. Thank You very much for your help and the info I am learning on your site. Best Regards, Dan Vaughan

October 26th, 2008: Chris, I found these October 26 in the woods between a dead elm and a healthy oak. Are they blewits, honey or poison paxillus? I am making a spore print now.
They smell good, a little old though. I have about 25 pounds so would like to know. You may post any of this message on your site. Thank you Michael Casner, Buchanan MI

October 26th, 2008: I have this cluster of mushrooms growing in my front yard. It seems to be a Jack O'latern type but I'm not sure because of the close clusters. What do you think? Thanks, Marty

October 27th, 2008: Chris Lowry, I dont know - general location = I found them in Jacksonville MD Phoenix area 21131 Growing Conditions = Under a pine tree after rain coming out of pine needles
Additional Comments = they are very small either very dark blue/purple or black but stems that grew under ground are tan very skinny stems and caps grew in little clusters of 5-6 please help me identify thank you. I would have to see a photo, -chris M

October 28th, 2008: Thanks Chris, I will be joining the club in the next few days. I am new to the hobby this year. The hunting season is about over since we have frost most every night now here in Maine. I was really getting into this too! I found what I believe are Oyster mushrooms today on a maple tree, but the frost had made them mooshy and brownish. I am attatching a couple photos
for your thoughts. Thanks! George in Maine

October 31st, 2008: Rahim Yalcintas, bolete - general location = Kirklareli / Turkey Growing Conditions = Near pine trees

November 4th, 2008: Butch W., hen of the woods - general location = Queen Anne County, Maryland. Near Stevensville. Growing Conditions = Oak stump Additional Comments = Not sure if these are hens or not. Any help identifying would be greatly appreciated. Biggest is about 5 lbs.

November 5th, 2008: I live in Charlotte, NC and have stinkhorns in a mulch area at the base of our deck stairs. How do I get rid of them? I have pulled them out and they seem to keep returning. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Cindy Goldsmith

November 7th, 2008: A couple of Hypsizygus appeared on a box elder along the river where we see them pretty much every year. I used to identify these as H. tessulatus, but after doing some more reading I think they are H. ulmarius instead; the certainly fit the description in mushroomexpert.com. What are your thoughts? -- hugh, Columbus, OH

November 9th, 2008: I have different types of mushrooms growning all over my yards in lincoln, ca --placer county and am trying to determine if they are poisonous or not. thanks, glenn

November 10th, 2008:can you tell me if the strange plant in the attached photos is a mushroom? If so, do you know anything about it? I found a bunch of them growing on the side of my house in Apollo Beach Florida. Thanks, Troy Roberts

November 10th, 2008: kyle - general location = Mt. St. Helen's in the state of Washington in the U.S. Growing Conditions = high elevation in cold climite growing on a exposed tree root.
Additional Comments = I don't happen to have any picture of the mushroom but i do remember what they looked like. they where about 1 1/2" across and where a bright yellow. they had a one orange spot in the middle and a forest green ring around the edge about 2 or 3mm across. thank you for helping me identify the mushrooms.

November 10th, 2008: I was hiking around this weekend in the rain and came across these Mushrooms and was wondering if you could ID them and tell me a little more about them. Thanks,
James Redden

November 10th, 2008: We found several nice batches of oysters yesterday and today. One was on a hackberry stump in our back yard, the other on cottonwood by the river. The oysters that come in the fall after the first cold snap are my favorite -- bigger, meatier and no bugs -- hugh, Columbus, OH

November 11th, 2008: hugh, oysters - general location = Columbus, OH, Growing Conditions = on a dead hackberry along the Olentangy river Additional Comments = We found about another 20 lbs of perfect oysters today, most of them on one big hackberry tree that had fallen over into the river. There are a lot of flammulinas around now, too

November 12th, 2008: hello, my name is renee. i am an avid mushroom hunter. i have several (dozen) pics of mushrooms i have and have not identified. would you be interested in seeing them? here are a few.... the first are immature stinkhorns, the second is unknown and the third i think were shaggy mane. these all were taken in one lawn in Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Enjoy!
Renee

November 14th, 2008: was just wondering if you could help me in finding out what this three different types of mushrooms i found are? all were growing on wood in P.A. the pictures are not the best. If you could let me know your best guess i would really appreciate it. thank you much Sean

November 16th, 2008: W Wang m- general location = Pittsburgh, PA, Growing Conditions = On a live tree Additional Comments = I am new to mushroom hunting. Please let know what kind of mushroom is it. Thanks

Based on the photo, I am not sure, I would need to see the under side of the musrhoom. - chris m

November 17th, 2008: carman dobbins turkey tail, yellow ear on sallow, 2 other can't id- general location = I purchased a ac of land in Demotte, indiana and found these mushroom while marking thee trees for excuvation. Additional Comments = I am very new to the mushroom world and would like to learn the difference between edible, poisonous,medical and hullicin mushrooms were do i start.

November 23rd, 2008: britt_corkey, What kind of mushrooms did you find? = chanterelle, How many did you find? = only a few, Where did you find them- general location = Bay Area, California
Growing Conditions = under oak trees

November 27th, 2008: Hi there, I just happened upon your web page and describing the Florida Morel Hunt 2008 back in March. Was it successful? No Morels in Florida :>( - chris m , We just relocated back to Florida after spending 2 years in eastern Iowa. As you know Morels are plentiful there. Attached is a picture of some I happened upon while cleaning my yard after a big storm. I was dragging branches into the woods and started to step all over the critters. I know I will miss my Mothers Day weekend mushroom hunting expeditions. Regards, Sandy

December 13th, 2008: Frank, chanterelle - general location = Southern Oregon Coast. Growing Conditions = Under Hemlock, and Port Orford Cedar Additional Comments = Went out yesterday before the big cold comes to Oregon and found a patch of prime, young, golden chanterelles and a few older white chanterelles but still edible. Also lots of hedgehogs starting to pop up and candy caps are all over in certain places.

January 1st, 2009: Hi, I love your website, it is a great resource. I am a novice at this and was hoping you could help me ID this mushroom. I cant find anything like it in the books I have. It was found in deciduous wood (under a Bay tree) in Northern California, 3 days ago. I know the gills are not very visible but hopefully you can as least get me pointed in the right direction with the genus. Thanks! Jim Bilwacks

January 2nd, 2009: I found these a week after thanksgiving on a pile of compost of oak leafs in front of the house. Are they blewits?

January 3rd, 2009: morels were found fairly near San Francisco by Don Herzog at Occidental and were most likely landscape morels being as they were growing at his nursery.

January 9th, 2009: A nice bunch of Hickory Jacks on a stump in the front yard, Dalehollow lake area, Jan.9 2009 Gene Mohr, Hilham Tn.

January 14th, 2009: Gabriel Bridges, hedgehog mushrooms and yellow foot chanterelle, Where did you find them- general location = Found a bunch of hedgehogs and yellow feet chanterelles on the California Coast Growing Conditions = in the forest, redwood, tanoak, chinquapin.

January 23rd, 2009: hugh, chanterelle - general location = Smith River NRA, California, Growing Conditions = old mining area, mixed woods Additional Comments = We found some nice sweet tooth (hydnum repandum) and winte chanterelles (cantharellus tubaeformis) in northern California. We're now heading up to Oregon and hope to see some more. -- hugh, Columbus, OH

January 26th, 2009: Randy Arena Elm Oyster (Pink and Brown) - general location = Shafter Bridge, near Lagunitas California (Marin County) .Growing Conditions = Growing on coastal live oak stump

January 28th, 2009: hengki marantika , ganoderma sp - general location = indonesia

January 31st, 2009: hugh, sweet tooth, oyster, winter chanterelle, others - general location = Brookings, Oregon, Growing Conditions = mixed woods along the southern Oregon coast
Additional Comments = We've been finding a number of interesting things in southern Oregon along the coast: big oysters, some very nice sweet tooth (Hydnum repandum and umbilicatum), and lots of winter chanterelles. We've also seen some beautiful Amanitas (A. pantherina), Tricholoma (T. vaccinum), Hygrophorus (coccineus), and others. The sweet tooth and winter chanterelles were in a grove of old redwoods in Loeb state park, which is extremely beautifuln's

February 3rd, 2009: Hi Chris, I thought you might want this one for your species list: Caulorhiza umbonata or Redwood Rooter, which looks like a giant Xerula with a thick long tap root. We found it in northern California. From what I've read it is not known to be a safe edible. hugh

February 5th, 2009: Chris M found a nice fresh Lion's Mane in Columbia, SC. I am working on a job here, and cooked up a mushroom dish, let Mike Willis try it for the first time, he is now an official mushroom addict!

February 6th, 2009; Gabriel Bridges, Came back from Mendocino this week with 19lbs. of hedgehogs, 13 pounds of yellow feet, 3 lbs. of black trumpets, 1 pound of golden chanterelle, a handful of candycaps and ate the white chanterelle while i was camping out. - general location = Mendocino, CA. Growing Conditions = Tanoak, redwoods, huckleberry, chinquapin, Additional Comments = A dry year on the mendo coast is not good for mushroom production. They are somewhat scarce this year. need rain

February 9th, 2009: ( found December 5th, 2008): Chris, Only 1 Morel was found...About 5.5 in. x 2.5 in...Found On 12.05.08...WOW, is what I said when it was found. It was in driveway gravel about 1 foot from a downspout that had a drip from the dew off the roof. Sebastopol, California. I spoke with a guy from the Sonoma County Mycological Association and he said they are going to be forming groups to go out and scout burn sites in our area because of the abundance of fires last year. I will forward them your site for updates. Thanks. Happy Hunting, Steve

February 10th, 2009: Hi Chris, We finally found a truffle -- though completely by accident. We were hiking a trail in the Cummins Creek wilderness area and noticed this one in an area where the elk had dug up the duff. It had no smell when we found it, but after two days in the fridge now has a distinct garlicy-truffly smell. I am waiting on a positive identification from a local truffle expert, but it seems to be either Tuber gibbosum, Tuber oregonense or Tuber californicum. -- hugh, Columbus, OH

February 11th, 2009: Hi Chris, Since you got my email, you must have gotten my message of sighting Morels in my backyard in Ventura CA in December 2008 (just after Christmas!).
I've attached the photos. I don't see my report listed on your web page or on the maps (so cool!). We are anxiously awaiting a revisit of this wonderful fungi either in the spring (we just had more rain)--or next year I signed up for membership! Thanks Terri

February 13th, 2009: Hi Chris, We found a few interesting things today at Cape Perpetua on the central Oregon coast. We were hoping for truffles but only found about a dozen non-edible Elaphomyces granulata. But we did find a Helvella lacunosa, about a million winter chanterelles and a half dozen very large hedgehogs. We also saw several amanita, hygrphorus, lactarius, laccaria, entoloma, naematoloma, and other species , -- hugh, Columbus, OH

February 16th, 2009: Anthony Tassinello - general location = Sonoma Coast, Growing Conditions = Tan oak-huckleberry-redwood neighborhood, Additional Comments = Found about 3.5 pounds of black trumpets and a single solitary giant hedgehog. Mushrooms were all stressed as they had been rained on after fruiting through an incredible dry period. The amount found was about 20% of normal for this time of year.

February 18th, 2009: randy j kennedy, not sure what kind - general location = somerset county stoystown, p.a. Growing Conditions = feb. 18, 2009 orangish red on one side red on other. growing on maple or birch tree.