Comments by "etherdog" (@etherdog) on "Edible shelf fungus (chicken of the woods 'mushroom')" video.

  1. Adam, the fungus ca 3:00 is not killing your tree--the tree is giving itself to the fungus so that the "wood wide web" can distribute its resources more productively. Dr. Suzanne Simard of U British Columbia has demonstrated this clearly and her findings have withstood scientific scrutiny. Mushroom collecting etiquette is that you use a porous basket or net bag in which to put your fungi so that any spores can be distributed in the vicinity of collection to repopulate the species.
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