I pulled the morels in this video. Lots of people did not like that. I did a lot more research on the subject. Did it change my mind? Find out here! -> th-cam.com/video/yk1ck7eYA9A/w-d-xo.html
I use an onion bag attached to my belt loop to carry them in. Bugs, dirt, spores fall off as I'm hunting. Also cut them at the base with a small knife. Just out of habit, dont know which technique is more effective.
Studies would show that there is no major discernable difference in fruiting volume of future seasons. You might be interested in checking this video out which explains it in further detail! th-cam.com/video/QoSyD8jIN14/w-d-xo.html
Ash trees, Elm trees, old apple orchards, pine trees, they like to grow around lilacs, south facing hills, but I've had my best luck, around POPLAR TREES.......
@John John Parkerfuckface LOL, you're trolling me right... I'd think you'd almost have to be... A migrating bird that follows the water ways, that's a good one, seriously, lol... I laughed pretty hard at that, I must say...
Ive been picking morel since I was able to lol....half dead big elms, poplar trees, in areas not to covered by leaves, if there's grass growing by them trees, take a look there, I believe they start up here once the buds on the trees start to bloom, hard to tell some years this far north
@@FeralForaging ,We find the biggest cotton woods then pick Morels ,Our theory is the spores float in the air till it hits the tallest trees around here
Hi Jesse! Would be much better if you didn’t rip off the Morilles from the ground but instead cut them off and leave the stem in the ground for future harvest... don’t you think so ? 🤷🏼♂️
I have certainly thought so in the past! However upon further research, I am quite skeptical. What you are referencing is actually a very common myth in the mushroom hunting world, the idea that "plucking" or "pulling" is harmful to the fungi, whereas cutting/breaking is favorable. This has actually been studied and no discernable difference was found. Another awesome foraging channel, Learn your Land, has a section of a video that explains this in further detail. You might be interested in checking it out! th-cam.com/video/QoSyD8jIN14/w-d-xo.html
This year, I made a sheet which shows detailed photographs of the buds of all the best known trees associated with morels. You can download yours here! -> mailchi.mp/6b57cf4c854e/morel...
I’ve found three in my yard, growing under a layer of leaves. My back yard abuts a forest where oaks, hickories, beech trees, tulip trees, and hornbeams are common.
To maximize your yield and to also give the mushroom an opportunity to release some spores know this. In ideal conditions shaded moist areas they can grow up to 15 days , they progress in stages of color gray,white,yellow,brown. With some subtle deviation in color tone and that order of color can tell you how old they are roughly
This is useful information for Morel Hunters in the NE, Mid Atlantic, SE and Mid West. Out here in the Pacific West we also have lots of Morels but NO Slippery Elm.
Tulip Poplar, Ash, Sycamore, & Apple. In my newest video, I have a bud ID sheet that you can download which shows all of the trees that I've found in my research!
I learned the trees in our area (Kentucky) with opposite branches as MADBuck (Maple, Ash, Dogwood, Buckeye (with Elder in the Maple group)). Learning that acronym was the only way I could remember:).
Thanks! I’m working on Part 2 which will cover Ash tree species. Unfortunately it’s not looking quite as short, but I hope the information will be worth it. I’m packing a lot in there!
I wonder if you ever tried to shake your morals in a spot to try spreading their spores? I did long ago and the next year and started growing there. In gravel, under stones. A place I never seen them grow before.
I'm not very familiar with the propagation and reproduction of Morchella spp., but in theory this sounds like it might work! Cool that they actually started growing there the following year.
New sub here! :) I have a lot of trouble finding these in my area new D.C. but I bet I have walked past tons of them. This will be very helpful for upping my morel game. Thank you!
This is the most best video I have ever seen in the few years that I've been passionate about finding the elusive morale. Thank you thank you thank you 🤗
Good question- to the best of our knowledge morels are “facultatively mycorrhizal” or what I think of as opportunistically mycorrhizal. They do not need a tree partner, but it seems like they can and do take advantage of it should the opportunity present itself.
Best video I’ve seen so far to identify slippery elm trees. Maybe I have a chance of finally finding my first morel, although living in northern NJ doesn’t help.
Awesome video. I’ll be doing mushroom hunting videos on my channel as soon as they’re up in northern Ohio where I live. I like watching videos before I go to get my eyes and mind right for what I’m looking for lol
💚 Brother, your content is top-notch! I'm a fellow forager with a small channel, and I genuinely look up to you. Your dedication and talent are evident, and I'm excited to see what you'll create next. Keep shining and inspiring others! 🌿
Great advice I'll certainly take most of it, except the last bit to "be feral" Feral: suggestive of a wild animal; savage. I'll stay (not so savage) is easier to learn that way. LOL JK great vid.
@@FeralForaging lol...but seriously I do have to agree with you about returning to nature, atleast in part. In the last several years "my eyes" are being opened to the the destructions of big pharma. All of us are growing up in a "drug culture" that has "brainwashed" (taught us without hardly an alternative) that big pharmaceutical companies and their drugs are the only way to live anymore, and they, "medical professionals" won't hardly tell you about any of the 1000's of other (all natural) remedies that are just as good if not better because they don't include most of the side effects that lab mixed drugs have. So in that way I agree wholeheartedly, I'm sure that's not exactly what you meant, but I'm sure, in part, you would agree with that.
We all have our own path that we'll take, and it's my belief that by developing a real relationship with nature, it will be better for the Earth and ourselves!
Great video. I don't eat mushrooms but enjoy being in the woods and gathering some for friends. I'm not sure where you are located, but the elms around here have disappeared due to disease. What other trees would one look for? We are in Southern IL Shawnee National Forest area and people are finding them, except me 🤔
I am in North Alabama! We still have plenty here thankfully. There are many other to look for. In Learn your Land’s most recent video he shows some of them. I’m also working on a video on Ash trees right now! Do you have Ash around you?
Sycamore produces pretty good, dead or dying oaks. Apple trees. Cottonwood sometimes from what I've heard but I've yet to find any and I live on the edge of a cottonwood grove.
First trees to look under are elm, soft maple, ash and fruit trees. Next is oak, hickory, pecan, pine, and cedar. And last near the end of the season you can find the big foots under sycamores. This is early in the season. I would look under trees that are just starting to bud. The mushrooms feed off of carbohydrates released from the trees roots as they begin to bud in the spring. If the trees are not budding yet dont look. Look for south facing tree lines that get sun in the early season. The ground in these areas is the first to get warm enough to fruit morels. Look at the base of hills and lower lying areas with soft soil and lots of leaf and debris cover. Places moisture gathers, decomposing logs, fallin trees, etc. Look near rivers and streams just above the flood plain, usually the lower side of the river. Look for old trees. Bigger and older the trees the better. Stay away from places that might get roundup in the soil. Runoff from roundup stops them from fruiting. One and two year old burn sites are prime.
Identifying trees by their bark is in my opinion one of the hardest thing a new forager can do... Also, why do you think slippery elms over others will get you more morels? Very curious!
Agreed on the bark! That's why I included the buds as well. Not saying that slippery elm will get you more than other trees associated with morels, but slippery elm IS an one so by making sure you can scout for it you can apply some specificity to your morel scouting! There will be more videos in the series. Currently two are released. This one and Ash!
Very nice. My dad was gifted finding morels everywhwere he went but people always stold the patches. Thanks for the info. Keep quiet people if you find some
In your opening shots , you pull the morel out of the ground , then cut the dirt off . In my opinion , you are damaging the mycelium layer in the ground . Pinch or cut the morel at the base , trying not to disturb the earth where it connects to the ground .
Hey, I appreciate your concern for our fellow fungi friends! What you are referencing is actually a very common myth in the mushroom hunting world, the idea that "plucking" or "pulling" is harmful to the fungi, whereas cutting/breaking is favorable. This has actually been studied and no discernable difference was found. Another awesome foraging channel, Learn your Land, has a section of a video that explains this in further detail. You might be interested in checking it out! th-cam.com/video/QoSyD8jIN14/w-d-xo.html
@@FeralForaging thanks for the follow up . I did some research and the studies you mention don’t address real world experience . I am lucky enough to have extremely productive land for morels . I’ve done my own experiments concerning removing the morel with the dirt vs pinching it off above the dirt . I unfortunately learned that the section where I removed the stump with the dirt , did not produce well for the next 2 years . I strongly believe when harvesting morels , do not disturb the dirt where it attaches to the very delicate mycelium . There is no good reason to do so ! I suggest if you want the best harvests , year after year , make it a common practice of clipping off the morel ABOVE the dirt !
@@FeralForaging not to mention , the study you refer to conducted their study on chanterelle mushrooms , not morel mushrooms . Better to be on the side of caution when dealing with such a delicate structure .
Agreed! It is definitely important to note that the study was done with chanterelles. Although I'm not sure the safe side would necessarily be cutting, for all we know, removal may stimulate future growth. I do appreciate your observations and they are certainly interesting! I've been doing more research on this subject and haven't found anything conclusive to suggest one method being significantly superior to the other theoretically. It'll likely take a study such as the one conducted with Chanterelles in order to more definitively answer the question!
@@wildnorthadventures6543 I totally agree with you as I until last year have owned forest that has produced for many years. I've done my own studies and observations. For one where the animals actually dig out them out they are very sparse there for years after. On the deer trails where they just clip them off they return abundantly. I've even returned where I pinched them and found another growing from that exact spot/root . I guess it could have been doubles or twins. I dont know. But I never pull them. If I accidentally disturb one I replant it and cover it with forest debris. I've never not found them in that forest. Some years are more productive than others. I've also experimented with the spore water or rinse water by dumping it in my yard around the azalea bushes. And yes indeed I found them growing in the leaves I place around the azaleas . So I continued the same process of always dumping my rinse water and crumbles in the same area spreading out along the row of azaleas. Again finding them growing in a broader area there years after.
Hi, I’m just curious why you’re pulling the whole mushroom out of the ground instead of cutting? I have been taught that hurts the mycelium network and prevents them from regrowing the next year
Mei, that's a great question! What you are referencing is actually a very common myth in the mushroom hunting world, the idea that "plucking" or "pulling" is harmful to the fungi, whereas cutting/breaking is favorable. This has actually been studied and no discernable difference was found. Another awesome foraging channel, Learn your Land, has a section of a video that explains this in further detail. You might be interested in checking it out! th-cam.com/video/QoSyD8jIN14/w-d-xo.html
Impressed with your tree id, not so much on picking- please cut off the stem without disturbing the mycilleum ( roots), and always leave some to help keep the shrooms coming back
Hey, I appreciate your concern for our fellow fungi friends! What you are referencing is actually a very common myth in the mushroom hunting world, the idea that "plucking" or "pulling" is harmful to the fungi, whereas cutting/breaking is favorable. This has actually been studied and no discernable difference was found. Another awesome foraging channel, Learn your Land, has a section of a video that explains this in further detail. You might be interested in checking it out! th-cam.com/video/QoSyD8jIN14/w-d-xo.html It's also important to reference that mushrooms don't have roots the way I believe you are thinking! :D Mycelium is not equivalent to roots of a plant. A better metaphor would be that it's more like a tree and the mushroom is the fruit.
Mushroom's are the "bearing fruit" of the fungus. Leaving the base has no bearing on health / lively hood of the mycelium. It's like picking an apple from the tree... no harm to the tree and you get your prize. Some newer studies suggest that leaving the base can make it easier for outside contamination and potentially be more detrimental over all to certain fungi.
If you are seeing a mushroom on the surface, then mycelial network is established underground. Ripping the mushroom out of the ground is not going to hurt the mycelial network. It's like pulling a blackberry off of a plant. It's not going to kill the thing.
It's a myrakul! A myrakul I found ur vid, LOL! I'm above-average myrakul hunter, BUT, to b honest, I find 50% jus by educated luck. Had heard of slippery elum from ole timers, but thanks to you, I now have a visual marker. TY! I hunt wild turkey, and I use them as myrakul finders, as well as main course garnished w/myrakuls. Ironic that Mother Nature provides such a complimentery menu!!
I just found around 50-60 morels in a new spot I found on March 26 or 27th. I didn’t look at a lot of the trees but the ones I did were birch but I think the others were elms now that I’ve seen this video. I’m in Oklahoma so it was about 75 yards away from a creek fairly open with barely any vegetation, just dead leaves and trees. The weather has been 70s during the day and not below 50 at night. I’m so exited to find more. Good shroomin!👍
Hey, I appreciate your concern for our fellow fungi friends! What you are referencing is actually a very common myth in the mushroom hunting world, the idea that "plucking" or "pulling" is harmful to the fungi, whereas cutting/breaking is favorable. This has actually been studied and no discernable difference was found. Another awesome foraging channel, Learn your Land, has a section of a video that explains this in further detail. You might be interested in checking it out! th-cam.com/video/QoSyD8jIN14/w-d-xo.html
So you just pull them out of the ground? cut them off or pinch them at the bottom. And for heavens sake don't go in the woods with a plastic bag/bucket use a netted bag so you drop spores on your way out.
I like the feedback! I’ll add it in the description as adding the location to the video metadata removes the hashtag feature. I’ll also be sure to mention my location in future videos. I usually do, but it slipped my mind on this one!
Here in southern Ohio, we find them around poplars lilacs south facing hills, elms oaks maples. Went out yesterday and didn't find anything but someone's trash and coffee cup lids. But the hunt continues
A shame so many litter like that. 😢 I’ve been to some really cool forays where part of the event is to collect as much litter as possible. Really feels good to remove that much plastic trash from nature.
@@FeralForaging I'm an avid hunter of all sorts, mushroom, turkey, rabbit, squirrel, deer, and poke. Also avid fisherman and outdoorsman. I go out and always come back with more trash then I produced. They say people who keep fish and kill animals don't care about nature. Well, that's just not true. I eat from the land. Hunters of all sorts and fisherman care more about the land and animals than anyone. We take care of what we love most
@@FeralForaging that, and I feel if we're living off the animals and fish of the land, the least we can do is give them a beautiful clean forest or water to live on/in.
I agree with Orange05 you deserve a lot more views. Only thing, when you say "this region" or "this time of the year" could give a little hint because in a years time there will be little to tell the viewer as to where and when this was filmed. Big thumbs up and I've subscribed.
Thank you very much for your educational video it's going to help me more identify the 🌴 that I've already seen. Yet was unsure about 🤔. I have already subscribed to your channel and can't wait to watch more of your videos once again thank you.
@@FeralForaging speech. Found several very near a black cherry that was really only a stump that was about 10 to 12 feet tall. This was bordering a light rail right of way. All other vegetation was undergrowth like Bush Honeysuckle. Wasn't even looking for mushrooms at the time. There were too many to cary.
@@FeralForaging i. Think the honeysuckle was just coincidence. I believe the morels were there because of the decaying cherry. There were no other large deciduous trees in the area.
My quick Google search shows Slippery Elms more common in the Eastern States, and Texas, the Dakota's, etc. West Coast folks hunting for Morels will need a different tree for targeting best locations.
Very true! I am certainly not the one to cover the west coast. Two foragers I know on Instagram, WoodlandCravings and Lorellemorel would be great sources of information!
The best way to i.d. trees in the direct area is to look at the dead leaf litter on the ground. It will always be under or near the tree and in fact helps create the right environment to help the mycelium/mushrooms grow. Look for Elm leaves that are oblong and pointed (almost like a spearhead), and have serrated edges. You should have shown the mature/dead Elm leaves too. Dying Elm trees loose their bark in patches (it "slips" off which is maybe where it gets it's name) and snap higher up on the trunk when dead as opposed to toppling over at the roots.Yellow Morels sure enough do grow under both American Elm and Slippery Elm (dead trees are best). Black Morels tend to grow under live Poplar.
Agreed, I should have shown the leaves on the forest floor! Mainly this is just a technique that I don't employ often, but I should more! That being said, I don't think it would be the best way. How could one ensure that the leaves they are seeing are from the specific tree they're looking at and not from another one nearby? I would argue that using features on the actual tree itself like the buds or bark as you mentioned have higher accuracy.
You can get a ph meter fairly cheap. However, I recommend the gain express 295mm. Most accurate and sturdy. Fits right in a mini mag leather belt case. Ph is very important for mycelium growth and regrowth. Even more so than moisture.
As far as other fungi go, you won't find much under 4.4 and none above 8. Amending your morel patches not only can but will increase your finds. With a little know how you can even use foraged items to do so.
I am certainly not the one to cover the west coast. Two foragers I know on Instagram, WoodlandCravings and Lorellemorel would be great sources of information!
One problem I spot right off the bat, DONT JUST PLUCK THEM OUTA THE GROUND, it's best to cut or pinch them off the stems if you just pluck them out they have more trouble growing next season
@@FeralForaging I was always told to cut my mushrooms so that they could use the stumps as "fertilizer" for next season and also to give it more time to spread more spores. Still great information 10/10
I pulled the morels in this video. Lots of people did not like that. I did a lot more research on the subject. Did it change my mind? Find out here! -> th-cam.com/video/yk1ck7eYA9A/w-d-xo.html
Interesting
I use an onion bag attached to my belt loop to carry them in. Bugs, dirt, spores fall off as I'm hunting. Also cut them at the base with a small knife. Just out of habit, dont know which technique is more effective.
Studies would show that there is no major discernable difference in fruiting volume of future seasons. You might be interested in checking this video out which explains it in further detail! th-cam.com/video/QoSyD8jIN14/w-d-xo.html
You deserve a lot more views, this channel is like a hidden gold mine
Wow, thank you! That really means a lot to me. I only intend to keep to content coming and the quality improving as much as I can. :)
Ash trees, Elm trees, old apple orchards, pine trees, they like to grow around lilacs, south facing hills, but I've had my best luck, around POPLAR TREES.......
Is this only tulip poplars or is this also white poplars?
@@rebeccashields9626 White Poplars, for sure..
@@tommy2pieceya734 thank you!
@John John Parkerfuckface LOL, you're trolling me right... I'd think you'd almost have to be... A migrating bird that follows the water ways, that's a good one, seriously, lol... I laughed pretty hard at that, I must say...
Ive been picking morel since I was able to lol....half dead big elms, poplar trees, in areas not to covered by leaves, if there's grass growing by them trees, take a look there, I believe they start up here once the buds on the trees start to bloom, hard to tell some years this far north
Hope you find this ID guide helpful! Let me know what Morel associated tree you'd like for me to cover next!
Do ash!
@@wizardss3684 Coming right up! :D
@@FeralForaging ,We find the biggest cotton woods then pick Morels ,Our theory is the spores float in the air till it hits the tallest trees around here
@@maegpye In part 2 - Jessy tells you he is in Alabama.
@@kirtishickey8299 thanks
Hi Jesse! Would be much better if you didn’t rip off the Morilles from the ground but instead cut them off and leave the stem in the ground for future harvest... don’t you think so ? 🤷🏼♂️
I have certainly thought so in the past! However upon further research, I am quite skeptical. What you are referencing is actually a very common myth in the mushroom hunting world, the idea that "plucking" or "pulling" is harmful to the fungi, whereas cutting/breaking is favorable. This has actually been studied and no discernable difference was found. Another awesome foraging channel, Learn your Land, has a section of a video that explains this in further detail. You might be interested in checking it out! th-cam.com/video/QoSyD8jIN14/w-d-xo.html
This year, I made a sheet which shows detailed photographs of the buds of all the best known trees associated with morels. You can download yours here! -> mailchi.mp/6b57cf4c854e/morel...
I’ve found three in my yard, growing under a layer of leaves. My back yard abuts a forest where oaks, hickories, beech trees, tulip trees, and hornbeams are common.
To maximize your yield and to also give the mushroom an opportunity to release some spores know this. In ideal conditions shaded moist areas they can grow up to 15 days , they progress in stages of color gray,white,yellow,brown. With some subtle deviation in color tone and that order of color can tell you how old they are roughly
That same video I linked in your other comment also addresses spore release timing if you're interested!
This is useful information for Morel Hunters in the NE, Mid Atlantic, SE and Mid West. Out here in the Pacific West we also have lots of Morels but NO Slippery Elm.
Very true. I realized I made this mistake in not clarifying in this video, but have remedied in Part 2!
What do you recommend for areas of the northeast that have hardly no elm left do to invasive bugs.
Tulip Poplar, Ash, Sycamore, & Apple. In my newest video, I have a bud ID sheet that you can download which shows all of the trees that I've found in my research!
I learned the trees in our area (Kentucky) with opposite branches as MADBuck (Maple, Ash, Dogwood, Buckeye (with Elder in the Maple group)). Learning that acronym was the only way I could remember:).
Appreciate that lil nugget of information 😊
Everyone has their tree that they also look for morels by! What is yours?
I generally look for cottonwood, maple and elms
@@mikeumphrey-waytogokennels2526 interesting, I hadn't heard about cottonwood before!
@@FeralForaging one of my favorite places is a creek bottom with about 10 acres of young cottonwood trees, it is loaded every spring
@@mikeumphrey-waytogokennels2526 Nice! Hope it's exactly the same this year too! :D
Poplar, 44 blacks before April in 2021.
I just found a whole bunch of them in a open field turkey hunting so don't limit yourself to these videos.... Just saying
Very true!
Found some huge ones yesterday in a roadside ditch by a sycamore!
Wow I like how quick and informative that was. Suuuuuubbed!🤣I❤️🍄
Thanks! I’m working on Part 2 which will cover Ash tree species. Unfortunately it’s not looking quite as short, but I hope the information will be worth it. I’m packing a lot in there!
@@FeralForaging clickin that bell rn
@@wizardss3684 Hope I do not disappoint! :D
Oh wow! Thank you for teaching and sharing! That makes it crystal clear!
Glad to hear it was helpful! :D
Awesome information! New friend here and I'll be watching more of your content
Happy to hear it and glad it was helpful!
I wonder if you ever tried to shake your morals in a spot to try spreading their spores? I did long ago and the next year and started growing there. In gravel, under stones. A place I never seen them grow before.
I'm not very familiar with the propagation and reproduction of Morchella spp., but in theory this sounds like it might work! Cool that they actually started growing there the following year.
Wish we saw a dead slippery elm as well with the bark coming off! Great video! Thank you!!
You are very welcome!
New sub here! :) I have a lot of trouble finding these in my area new D.C. but I bet I have walked past tons of them. This will be very helpful for upping my morel game. Thank you!
Glad to hear it and to have you part of this channel's community! :)
Do morels only grow under Slippery and not American? Or do they grow under both and now we can identify the different trees
Slippery elm is referenced more often, but people find under both. It's not the most picky mushroom.
Epic video. Slippery elm has saved my throat during many a seasonal detox, flu. Both plants are wonderful gifts. Tysm.
it’s a great tree!
This is the most best video I have ever seen in the few years that I've been passionate about finding the elusive morale. Thank you thank you thank you 🤗
So happy to hear that you found it helpful!
And I, as well, hope your morale improves.
Your kind words are appreciated! :)
How are people growing morels indoors without trees? Theres a few people on youtube that look like they mastered the indoor method
Good question- to the best of our knowledge morels are “facultatively mycorrhizal” or what I think of as opportunistically mycorrhizal. They do not need a tree partner, but it seems like they can and do take advantage of it should the opportunity present itself.
thx for the video on how to identify wild lettuce can you show to cook it down to paste please. Thx
It's being released TODAY! At 12:00 CT. :D
Best video I’ve seen so far to identify slippery elm trees. Maybe I have a chance of finally finding my first morel, although living in northern NJ doesn’t help.
Glad you found it helpful! Best of luck to you. :D
In Southwestern Missouri you look for the sycamore trees
We do here too! I found morels close to sycamore this season.
Awesome video. I’ll be doing mushroom hunting videos on my channel as soon as they’re up in northern Ohio where I live. I like watching videos before I go to get my eyes and mind right for what I’m looking for lol
Subbed, I'll be on the lookout for it. Best of luck!
@@FeralForaging thank you
We’ve always found morels in eastern Kentucky under old wild apple orchards or oak trees around here.
💚 Brother, your content is top-notch! I'm a fellow forager with a small channel, and I genuinely look up to you. Your dedication and talent are evident, and I'm excited to see what you'll create next. Keep shining and inspiring others! 🌿
Ash and cedars are my tride and true. Sycamore and elm are secondary
Interesting about the cedars. In my area I can never find many mushrooms around them, but I'll have to give that another chance!
Great advice I'll certainly take most of it, except the last bit to "be feral"
Feral: suggestive of a wild animal; savage.
I'll stay (not so savage) is easier to learn that way. LOL JK great vid.
Haha, I'm going for more of a "Return to the Wild" kind of vibe, short of savagery! 😂
@@FeralForaging lol...but seriously I do have to agree with you about returning to nature, atleast in part. In the last several years "my eyes" are being opened to the the destructions of big pharma. All of us are growing up in a "drug culture" that has "brainwashed" (taught us without hardly an alternative) that big pharmaceutical companies and their drugs are the only way to live anymore, and they, "medical professionals" won't hardly tell you about any of the 1000's of other (all natural) remedies that are just as good if not better because they don't include most of the side effects that lab mixed drugs have. So in that way I agree wholeheartedly, I'm sure that's not exactly what you meant, but I'm sure, in part, you would agree with that.
We all have our own path that we'll take, and it's my belief that by developing a real relationship with nature, it will be better for the Earth and ourselves!
In my area morels like maple
I find my morrels around certain pines in my yard
Score! I hope one day I’ll find them in my yard. So far I haven’t been so lucky. 😅
Location you are documenting from would be helpful and insightful. Wide range of morel habitats
Great video. I don't eat mushrooms but enjoy being in the woods and gathering some for friends. I'm not sure where you are located, but the elms around here have disappeared due to disease. What other trees would one look for? We are in Southern IL Shawnee National Forest area and people are finding them, except me 🤔
I am in North Alabama! We still have plenty here thankfully. There are many other to look for. In Learn your Land’s most recent video he shows some of them. I’m also working on a video on Ash trees right now! Do you have Ash around you?
Sycamore produces pretty good, dead or dying oaks. Apple trees. Cottonwood sometimes from what I've heard but I've yet to find any and I live on the edge of a cottonwood grove.
Hadn’t heard cottonwood before so I’ll have to look into that one more! The buds are used to make “Balm of Gilead”!
First trees to look under are elm, soft maple, ash and fruit trees. Next is oak, hickory, pecan, pine, and cedar. And last near the end of the season
you can find the big foots under sycamores.
This is early in the season. I would look under trees that are just starting to bud. The mushrooms feed off of carbohydrates released from the trees roots as they begin to bud in the spring. If the trees are not budding yet dont look. Look for south facing tree lines that get sun in the early season. The ground in these areas is the first to get warm enough to fruit morels. Look at the base of hills and lower lying areas with soft soil and lots of leaf and debris cover. Places moisture gathers, decomposing logs, fallin trees, etc. Look near rivers and streams just above the flood plain, usually the lower side of the river. Look for old trees. Bigger and older the trees the better. Stay away from places that might get roundup in the soil. Runoff from roundup stops them from fruiting. One and two year old burn sites are prime.
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Identifying trees by their bark is in my opinion one of the hardest thing a new forager can do... Also, why do you think slippery elms over others will get you more morels? Very curious!
Agreed on the bark! That's why I included the buds as well. Not saying that slippery elm will get you more than other trees associated with morels, but slippery elm IS an one so by making sure you can scout for it you can apply some specificity to your morel scouting! There will be more videos in the series. Currently two are released. This one and Ash!
Very nice. My dad was gifted finding morels everywhwere he went but people always stold the patches. Thanks for the info. Keep quiet people if you find some
Haha nobody keeps secrets better than morel hunters!
So you find morels around “alive slippery elms”?
Thank you so much for this helpful video! I just found your channel and it's great! Happy foraging!🌻😊
You are so welcome!
Sounds like a plan. Be looking forward to the next video. This one was very educational thanks for sharing.
More to come later this week! :D
Tulip poplar is the tree to find morels under.
Found my first morel ever yesterday....
Got bit by a deer tick ☹
Oh no! Yeah, I get bit all the time this phase of the season. Have to be super diligent removing them after every outing.
@@FeralForaging the area I hunt in is loaded with them.
I must have shaken of, at the lest, 20.
My spray wasn't strong enough I guess.
What spray are you using?
@@FeralForaging permethrin
Very nice explanation, thank you:)
Subscribing :)
You are very welcome! Thanks for the sub. :)
Thanks, I Hope you have a great season
Same to you, friend!
Why am I just learning about this channel now? 👍
In your opening shots , you pull the morel out of the ground , then cut the dirt off . In my opinion , you are damaging the mycelium layer in the ground . Pinch or cut the morel at the base , trying not to disturb the earth where it connects to the ground .
Hey, I appreciate your concern for our fellow fungi friends! What you are referencing is actually a very common myth in the mushroom hunting world, the idea that "plucking" or "pulling" is harmful to the fungi, whereas cutting/breaking is favorable. This has actually been studied and no discernable difference was found. Another awesome foraging channel, Learn your Land, has a section of a video that explains this in further detail. You might be interested in checking it out! th-cam.com/video/QoSyD8jIN14/w-d-xo.html
@@FeralForaging thanks for the follow up . I did some research and the studies you mention don’t address real world experience . I am lucky enough to have extremely productive land for morels . I’ve done my own experiments concerning removing the morel with the dirt vs pinching it off above the dirt . I unfortunately learned that the section where I removed the stump with the dirt , did not produce well for the next 2 years .
I strongly believe when harvesting morels , do not disturb the dirt where it attaches to the very delicate mycelium . There is no good reason to do so !
I suggest if you want the best harvests , year after year , make it a common practice of clipping off the morel ABOVE the dirt !
@@FeralForaging not to mention , the study you refer to conducted their study on chanterelle mushrooms , not morel mushrooms .
Better to be on the side of caution when dealing with such a delicate structure .
Agreed! It is definitely important to note that the study was done with chanterelles. Although I'm not sure the safe side would necessarily be cutting, for all we know, removal may stimulate future growth. I do appreciate your observations and they are certainly interesting! I've been doing more research on this subject and haven't found anything conclusive to suggest one method being significantly superior to the other theoretically. It'll likely take a study such as the one conducted with Chanterelles in order to more definitively answer the question!
@@wildnorthadventures6543 I totally agree with you as I until last year have owned forest that has produced for many years. I've done my own studies and observations. For one where the animals actually dig out them out they are very sparse there for years after. On the deer trails where they just clip them off they return abundantly. I've even returned where I pinched them and found another growing from that exact spot/root . I guess it could have been doubles or twins. I dont know. But I never pull them. If I accidentally disturb one I replant it and cover it with forest debris. I've never not found them in that forest. Some years are more productive than others. I've also experimented with the spore water or rinse water by dumping it in my yard around the azalea bushes. And yes indeed I found them growing in the leaves I place around the azaleas . So I continued the same process of always dumping my rinse water and crumbles in the same area spreading out along the row of azaleas. Again finding them growing in a broader area there years after.
Stop pulling them out like that Jesus what is wrong with you
Thank you. I know where some of these trees are so tomorrow I'm heading into the woods in search of morels
Best of luck to you!
Hi, I’m just curious why you’re pulling the whole mushroom out of the ground instead of cutting? I have been taught that hurts the mycelium network and prevents them from regrowing the next year
Mei, that's a great question! What you are referencing is actually a very common myth in the mushroom hunting world, the idea that "plucking" or "pulling" is harmful to the fungi, whereas cutting/breaking is favorable. This has actually been studied and no discernable difference was found. Another awesome foraging channel, Learn your Land, has a section of a video that explains this in further detail. You might be interested in checking it out! th-cam.com/video/QoSyD8jIN14/w-d-xo.html
Yea when I cut them or break them above the ground I come back and often find them growing from same spot. So I never just pull them up.
South-facing slopes are key, as well. Around old apple orchards , too.
At least in upper east Tennessee
Are you still finding them? I've only found a few in my honey hole this year.
Not finding in N. Alabama anymore.
Still finding in Kansas 5/1/21
North slopes/ dead cotton wood trees still with bark on
Awesome video and great tips! Subscribed.
Thanks so much! Glad to have you as part of the channel. :)
Impressed with your tree id, not so much on picking- please cut off the stem without disturbing the mycilleum ( roots), and always leave some to help keep the shrooms coming back
Hey, I appreciate your concern for our fellow fungi friends! What you are referencing is actually a very common myth in the mushroom hunting world, the idea that "plucking" or "pulling" is harmful to the fungi, whereas cutting/breaking is favorable. This has actually been studied and no discernable difference was found. Another awesome foraging channel, Learn your Land, has a section of a video that explains this in further detail. You might be interested in checking it out! th-cam.com/video/QoSyD8jIN14/w-d-xo.html
It's also important to reference that mushrooms don't have roots the way I believe you are thinking! :D Mycelium is not equivalent to roots of a plant. A better metaphor would be that it's more like a tree and the mushroom is the fruit.
Mushroom's are the "bearing fruit" of the fungus. Leaving the base has no bearing on health / lively hood of the mycelium. It's like picking an apple from the tree... no harm to the tree and you get your prize. Some newer studies suggest that leaving the base can make it easier for outside contamination and potentially be more detrimental over all to certain fungi.
Yea Terry lydy……….. back in you box blud!!!
@@tysonsmith6384 lmao
If you are seeing a mushroom on the surface, then mycelial network is established underground. Ripping the mushroom out of the ground is not going to hurt the mycelial network. It's like pulling a blackberry off of a plant. It's not going to kill the thing.
Put soil or leaves back over the spot you took the mushroom from and make sure its properly covered...otherwise good video :) Thumbs up!
It's a myrakul! A myrakul I found ur vid, LOL! I'm above-average myrakul hunter, BUT, to b honest, I find 50% jus by educated luck. Had heard of slippery elum from ole timers, but thanks to you, I now have a visual marker. TY! I hunt wild turkey, and I use them as myrakul finders, as well as main course garnished w/myrakuls. Ironic that Mother Nature provides such a complimentery menu!!
I just found around 50-60 morels in a new spot I found on March 26 or 27th. I didn’t look at a lot of the trees but the ones I did were birch but I think the others were elms now that I’ve seen this video. I’m in Oklahoma so it was about 75 yards away from a creek fairly open with barely any vegetation, just dead leaves and trees. The weather has been 70s during the day and not below 50 at night. I’m so exited to find more. Good shroomin!👍
Congrats friend! A thanks for sharing ecology info. I think the more we gather the more we’re learn about this treasure of the forest!
@@FeralForaging I couldn’t agree more man. There’s so much to still learn
Where in Oklahoma are you finding birch trees? Unless I'm calling them something else, I've never seen a birch here before.
Dude better use the knife before you just pull them out the ground or he will find less and less
Hey, I appreciate your concern for our fellow fungi friends! What you are referencing is actually a very common myth in the mushroom hunting world, the idea that "plucking" or "pulling" is harmful to the fungi, whereas cutting/breaking is favorable. This has actually been studied and no discernable difference was found. Another awesome foraging channel, Learn your Land, has a section of a video that explains this in further detail. You might be interested in checking it out! th-cam.com/video/QoSyD8jIN14/w-d-xo.html
Awesome video, roughly where are you located?
I am located in North Alabama!
we found our first morels yesterday and saw those buds nearby
Awesome! Did you get a positive ID on the tree? Wouldn’t be surprised if slippery elm. :D
Greetings from Tuscaloosa!! Excellent channel, sir- very useful stuff. You do your homework for sure.
So you just pull them out of the ground? cut them off or pinch them at the bottom. And for heavens sake don't go in the woods with a plastic bag/bucket use a netted bag so you drop spores on your way out.
I think you would like this video! - th-cam.com/video/yk1ck7eYA9A/w-d-xo.html
great, by the way hope you can add location just below video :-)
I like the feedback! I’ll add it in the description as adding the location to the video metadata removes the hashtag feature. I’ll also be sure to mention my location in future videos. I usually do, but it slipped my mind on this one!
@@FeralForaging maybe hashtag will be used for searching etc, I don't know.
Finding them in KY.. Thanks for the info..
You are very welcome!
They seem to love poison ivy patches....
Here in southern Ohio, we find them around poplars lilacs south facing hills, elms oaks maples. Went out yesterday and didn't find anything but someone's trash and coffee cup lids. But the hunt continues
A shame so many litter like that. 😢 I’ve been to some really cool forays where part of the event is to collect as much litter as possible. Really feels good to remove that much plastic trash from nature.
@@FeralForaging I'm an avid hunter of all sorts, mushroom, turkey, rabbit, squirrel, deer, and poke. Also avid fisherman and outdoorsman. I go out and always come back with more trash then I produced. They say people who keep fish and kill animals don't care about nature. Well, that's just not true. I eat from the land. Hunters of all sorts and fisherman care more about the land and animals than anyone. We take care of what we love most
I couldn’t agree more! That’s why I argue that foraging is so important for the health of the land, more people would care deeply about it!
@@FeralForaging that, and I feel if we're living off the animals and fish of the land, the least we can do is give them a beautiful clean forest or water to live on/in.
I agree with Orange05 you deserve a lot more views. Only thing, when you say "this region" or "this time of the year" could give a little hint because in a years time there will be little to tell the viewer as to where and when this was filmed. Big thumbs up and I've subscribed.
Thank you for your kind words, and you are correct. I realized that I made this mistake so I corrected it in the Part 2 video!
So where are you at or from? Cuz I'd swear you were a county over with your accent. Ya Sound like any other Pennsylvania person to me.
Haha, born in Canada, raised in Alabama!
Awesome vid. Show us what you find this year!?
Thank you! It’s been a sparse one for me unfortunately. :/ just a few tulip morels.
Witch hazel
Ooh nice. I don't find that too much, but it's always a joy to find in the winter to see its buds.
All the trees at my place are at least 60 feet tall.
As I understand it, older it better with many people actually looking next to completely dead slippery elm trees!
Outstanding
Thank you!
Thank you
You're welcome!
If I do find a morel, is there a way I can propagate it at home?
People more experienced with mushroom cultivation than me would say it would be an extremely difficult undertaking!
Look up mushroom slurry
Great video Jessie!
Glad you liked it! :D
Thanks for sharing that information 🙏 listening from Ireland ☘
You are very welcome! Do you have morels in Ireland?
Yes, they are widespread around Ireland in the spring time but not harvested until later in the summer. 😊☘❣
Oh wow, they last all the way until Summer??
Great content, I love it!
Glad you enjoy it!
Thank you very much for your educational video it's going to help me more identify the 🌴 that I've already seen. Yet was unsure about 🤔. I have already subscribed to your channel and can't wait to watch more of your videos once again thank you.
Thank you very much! Glad to have you as part of the channel’s community. Hope I can continue to deliver content that is helpful to you!
How about Siberian Elm?
I am afraid I’m entirely unfamiliar with that species!
How about just "Elm " , not slippery elm .. ?
Agreed. At the time of recording I didn't realize that American Elm is also associated. Nonetheless, having extra precision with ID never hurts!
Great video Sir!👍👏👏👏
Thank you, friend! Glad you liked it. :)
Also Black cherry, Silver Maple, Ash, White Oak. West Central Illinois
Hadn’t heard Black Cherry before. Thanks for the tips!
I just finished a full video on Ash too!
@@FeralForaging speech. Found several very near a black cherry that was really only a stump that was about 10 to 12 feet tall. This was bordering a light rail right of way. All other vegetation was undergrowth like Bush Honeysuckle. Wasn't even looking for mushrooms at the time. There were too many to cary.
You found a lot near bush honeysuckle? Interesting! I have a ton of that around but I’ve never found much good near them. Congrats!
@@FeralForaging i. Think the honeysuckle was just coincidence. I believe the morels were there because of the decaying cherry. There were no other large deciduous trees in the area.
I've spent alot of time in the woods & have seen like 3 in my life
What part of the US are you in?
I am located in North Alabama.
My quick Google search shows Slippery Elms more common in the Eastern States, and Texas, the Dakota's, etc. West Coast folks hunting for Morels will need a different tree for targeting best locations.
Very true! I am certainly not the one to cover the west coast. Two foragers I know on Instagram, WoodlandCravings and Lorellemorel would be great sources of information!
Will they grow in Easily
Morels? Or Slippery Elm?
Thanks man. Still looking...
Good luck, there is no substitute for time and exploration!
Any foraging events this year in alabama?
Check out the Alabama Mushroom Festival! -> alabamamushroomsociety.org/AMF
The best way to i.d. trees in the direct area is to look at the dead leaf litter on the ground. It will always be under or near the tree and in fact helps create the right environment to help the mycelium/mushrooms grow. Look for Elm leaves that are oblong and pointed (almost like a spearhead), and have serrated edges. You should have shown the mature/dead Elm leaves too. Dying Elm trees loose their bark in patches (it "slips" off which is maybe where it gets it's name) and snap higher up on the trunk when dead as opposed to toppling over at the roots.Yellow Morels sure enough do grow under both American Elm and Slippery Elm (dead trees are best). Black Morels tend to grow under live Poplar.
Agreed, I should have shown the leaves on the forest floor! Mainly this is just a technique that I don't employ often, but I should more! That being said, I don't think it would be the best way. How could one ensure that the leaves they are seeing are from the specific tree they're looking at and not from another one nearby? I would argue that using features on the actual tree itself like the buds or bark as you mentioned have higher accuracy.
Thanks for the info!👍
You are very welcome!
Which type of morels are you finding by the slippery elm? I know the black morels I find near large tooth aspen(aka popple).
I don't know if associations are down to specific species, but Morchella americana, Yellow morel.
I’m in KY and have found a few in the mountains a few years back. I wonder if it has been warm enough latelyfor them to sprout??
This page may help! - www.thegreatmorel.com/morel-sightings/
looks like a beef tripe
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That's a good one!
@@FeralForaging Calling for snow here.. set back a week or so
Apple orchards are the best imo.
I’ve heard that myself! Still on the hunt for some around me.
@@FeralForaging another handy secret is to carry around a soil ph probe. Imo no point looking anywhere outside of a 6.5-7.5
Interesting, I’ve not heard of that one actually. Do you know how much those run for?
You can get a ph meter fairly cheap. However, I recommend the gain express 295mm. Most accurate and sturdy. Fits right in a mini mag leather belt case. Ph is very important for mycelium growth and regrowth. Even more so than moisture.
As far as other fungi go, you won't find much under 4.4 and none above 8. Amending your morel patches not only can but will increase your finds. With a little know how you can even use foraged items to do so.
What about in the PNW where we don’t have elms what trees am I looking for?
I am certainly not the one to cover the west coast. Two foragers I know on Instagram, WoodlandCravings and Lorellemorel would be great sources of information!
So what’s so good about that mushroom?
It tastes amazing and the texture is incredible.
the thumbnail looks like an elm idk
it does indeed!
Nice explanation of what is what 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
So glad it was helpful! :D
One problem I spot right off the bat, DONT JUST PLUCK THEM OUTA THE GROUND, it's best to cut or pinch them off the stems if you just pluck them out they have more trouble growing next season
I think you would like this video! - th-cam.com/video/yk1ck7eYA9A/w-d-xo.html
@@FeralForaging I was always told to cut my mushrooms so that they could use the stumps as "fertilizer" for next season and also to give it more time to spread more spores. Still great information 10/10
@@imnotsure6618 glad you liked it!