From seth.draeger from gmail.com Wed Dec 3 21:51:38 2008 From: seth.draeger from gmail.com (Sdraeger) Date: Thu Dec 4 12:30:14 2008 Subject: [Mycology] Western mushrooms Message-ID: <3534df22-de0c-4059-8458-898e35bce47e@e18g2000yqo.googlegroups.com> My brother is a forest fire fighter out west and I thought I would get him a mushroom guide for Christmas. I came across a book called "A Field Guide to Western Mushrooms." but couldn't find a single review on it. Has anybody had any experience with this book? From seth.draeger from gmail.com Wed Dec 3 21:53:37 2008 From: seth.draeger from gmail.com (Sdraeger) Date: Thu Dec 4 12:30:18 2008 Subject: [Mycology] Morels on Sycamore Message-ID: <5ab78052-a46f-4e57-b972-3ee8f4e2b9f9@t11g2000yqg.googlegroups.com> I have been trying to figure out what kind of mushroom would grow best on my sycamore tree, and I came across 1 mention of morels liking sycamores. Has anyone had any experience in this? From donreynolds from berkeley.edu Fri Dec 5 13:06:31 2008 From: donreynolds from berkeley.edu (Don R. Reynolds) Date: Fri Dec 5 17:59:04 2008 Subject: [Mycology] Re: Mycology Digest, Vol 42, Issue 2 In-Reply-To: <200812051704.mB5H4XV26812@net.bio.net> References: <200812051704.mB5H4XV26812@net.bio.net> Message-ID: <51375.128.32.109.45.1228500391.squirrel@calmail.berkeley.edu> The amateur mushroom folks out here in the West seem to prefer: Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi by David Arora Go to Amazon.com for purchase information and a large number of user reviews. Carpe diem Don R. Reynolds Curator, Mycology Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley 1001 Valley Life Sciences Building 2465 Berkeley, CA 94720-2465 USA ucjeps.berkeley.edu/main/directory.html donreynolds@berkeley.edu > Send Mycology mailing list submissions to > mycology@net.bio.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/mycology > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mycology-request@net.bio.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mycology-owner@net.bio.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mycology digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Western mushrooms (Sdraeger) > 2. Morels on Sycamore (Sdraeger) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 18:51:38 -0800 (PST) > From: Sdraeger > Subject: [Mycology] Western mushrooms > To: bionet-mycology@moderators.isc.org > Message-ID: > <3534df22-de0c-4059-8458-898e35bce47e@e18g2000yqo.googlegroups.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > My brother is a forest fire fighter out west and I thought I would get > him a mushroom guide for Christmas. I came across a book called "A > Field Guide to Western Mushrooms." but couldn't find a single review > on it. Has anybody had any experience with this book? > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 18:53:37 -0800 (PST) > From: Sdraeger > Subject: [Mycology] Morels on Sycamore > To: bionet-mycology@moderators.isc.org > Message-ID: > <5ab78052-a46f-4e57-b972-3ee8f4e2b9f9@t11g2000yqg.googlegroups.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I have been trying to figure out what kind of mushroom would grow best > on my sycamore tree, and I came across 1 mention of morels liking > sycamores. Has anyone had any experience in this? > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Mycology mailing list > Mycology@net.bio.net > http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/mycology > > End of Mycology Digest, Vol 42, Issue 2 > *************************************** > From iedwards from umich.edu Sat Dec 6 14:58:51 2008 From: iedwards from umich.edu (Edwards, Ivan) Date: Sat Dec 6 15:46:03 2008 Subject: [Mycology] RE: Mycology Digest, Field Guides, Western Message-ID: <4D5148DE2A892D42A0F35B2EB133BAE1127AC225BC@ITCS-ECLS-1-VS2.adsroot.itcs.umich.edu> Arora's "Mushrooms Demystified' is indeed a terrific book, and a great gift for someone who is interested in mushrooms. My copy is well thumbed. But it's a bit too big to be a field guide, and maybe a bit "heavy" if your brother is not a committed mycophile. You might like to take a look at "All that the rain promises, and more", which is also by David Arora. It's lighter to carry, easier to read for a novice, and really very fun. Ivan P. Edwards, PhD, University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and Environment, G540b Dana Building, 440 Church Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1041 Phone: (734) 763-8003 http://sitemaker.umich.edu/drzak/front_page ________________________________________ From: mycology-bounces@oat.bio.indiana.edu [mycology-bounces@oat.bio.indiana.edu] On Behalf Of mycology-request@oat.bio.indiana.edu [mycology-request@oat.bio.indiana.edu] Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 12:04 PM To: mycology@magpie.bio.indiana.edu Subject: Mycology Digest, Vol 42, Issue 3 Send Mycology mailing list submissions to mycology@net.bio.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/mycology or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mycology-request@net.bio.net You can reach the person managing the list at mycology-owner@net.bio.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Mycology digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Mycology Digest, Vol 42, Issue 2 (Don R. Reynolds) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 10:06:31 -0800 (PST) From: "Don R. Reynolds" Subject: [Mycology] Re: Mycology Digest, Vol 42, Issue 2 To: mycology@oat.bio.indiana.edu Message-ID: <51375.128.32.109.45.1228500391.squirrel@calmail.berkeley.edu> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 The amateur mushroom folks out here in the West seem to prefer: Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi by David Arora Go to Amazon.com for purchase information and a large number of user reviews. Carpe diem Don R. Reynolds Curator, Mycology Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley 1001 Valley Life Sciences Building 2465 Berkeley, CA 94720-2465 USA ucjeps.berkeley.edu/main/directory.html donreynolds@berkeley.edu > Send Mycology mailing list submissions to > mycology@net.bio.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/mycology > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mycology-request@net.bio.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mycology-owner@net.bio.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mycology digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Western mushrooms (Sdraeger) > 2. Morels on Sycamore (Sdraeger) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 18:51:38 -0800 (PST) > From: Sdraeger > Subject: [Mycology] Western mushrooms > To: bionet-mycology@moderators.isc.org > Message-ID: > <3534df22-de0c-4059-8458-898e35bce47e@e18g2000yqo.googlegroups.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > My brother is a forest fire fighter out west and I thought I would get > him a mushroom guide for Christmas. I came across a book called "A > Field Guide to Western Mushrooms." but couldn't find a single review > on it. Has anybody had any experience with this book? > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 18:53:37 -0800 (PST) > From: Sdraeger > Subject: [Mycology] Morels on Sycamore > To: bionet-mycology@moderators.isc.org > Message-ID: > <5ab78052-a46f-4e57-b972-3ee8f4e2b9f9@t11g2000yqg.googlegroups.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I have been trying to figure out what kind of mushroom would grow best > on my sycamore tree, and I came across 1 mention of morels liking > sycamores. Has anyone had any experience in this? > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Mycology mailing list > Mycology@net.bio.net > http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/mycology > > End of Mycology Digest, Vol 42, Issue 2 > *************************************** > ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Mycology mailing list Mycology@net.bio.net http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/mycology End of Mycology Digest, Vol 42, Issue 3 *************************************** From ellijon from earthlink.net Wed Dec 17 03:58:45 2008 From: ellijon from earthlink.net (Jon Ellifritz) Date: Wed Dec 17 10:59:53 2008 Subject: [Mycology] Morels on Sycamore Message-ID: <410-220081231785845440@earthlink.net> It kind of depends what you mean by "on" your sycamore tree. Since you mentioned morels, I'll assume you meant on the ground under the sycamore, and I too have read that morels can be found under sycamores, possibly in a mycorrhizal association. I asked David Arora many years ago if he thought morels were mycorrhizal, and he said he thought they were "nonobligately" so, i.e., they sometimes formed such associations but weren't dependent on them. More recently we had a speaker (at the Mycological Association of Washington, DC) who said that morels (just some species or all?) have two different possible life cycles, one in which they're mycorrhizal and another where they're saprophytic. In our area, morels seem to be associated most with tulip poplars and ash trees, along with dying or dead elms. Don't know whether these are mycorrhizal or the trees and mushrooms like the same type of soil, or both. The Smith and Weber book you asked about in your other e-mail is somewhat old, and I don't have it, but I have their North American and Southern ones, which are quite good. My favorite mushroom field guide is still Gary Lincoff's 1981 one, in the Audubon field guide series. It has nationwide coverage, although a bit of an Eastern bias. And both of David Arora's books mentioned by another respondent are good, although Mushrooms Demystified is a rather hefty tome! I believe there may even be some more recent regional ones, covering specific parts of the West, like part of the Rocky Mountains or the Pacific Northwest. Don't have any names handy, but you could go through the mushroom book lists at Amazon or another online bookseller. I'm not sure whether Paul Stamets lists any Western regional mushroom books, but you can check with his company, Fungi Perfecti, which is located in Washington state. Jon > [Original Message] > From: Sdraeger > To: > Date: 12/4/2008 12:35:29 PM > Subject: [Mycology] Morels on Sycamore > > I have been trying to figure out what kind of mushroom would grow best > on my sycamore tree, and I came across 1 mention of morels liking > sycamores. Has anyone had any experience in this? > > _______________________________________________ > Mycology mailing list > Mycology@net.bio.net > http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/mycology From seth.draeger from gmail.com Sat Dec 20 22:32:08 2008 From: seth.draeger from gmail.com (Sdraeger) Date: Sun Dec 21 14:31:21 2008 Subject: [Mycology] Re: Morels on Sycamore References: Message-ID: I was thinking of maybe getting a morel kit and trying to get it growing underneath my sycamore tree. Do you think that is feasable? From seth.draeger from gmail.com Sun Dec 28 19:36:39 2008 From: seth.draeger from gmail.com (Sdraeger) Date: Sun Dec 28 20:47:27 2008 Subject: [Mycology] Best morels book? Message-ID: I was wondering of anybody might have an opinion if "Morels" by Michael Kuo or "How to Find Morels" by Milan Pelouch is better. Does anyone have an opinion? Thanks For your time Seth Draeger