Growing mushrooms on logs

[maria warwick]

Anyone had any experience of growing shiitake mushrooms on hardwood logs  other than oak ? 
I have 100 impregnated dowels to implant , but don’t have any oak trees to harvest any suitable 2-3’ long logs.

Was wondering about trying field maple ?

 

[manco]

growing mushroooms? you sound like a fun guy.

bazinga!

[Paul in the woods]

3 minutes ago, manco said:

growing mushroooms? you sound like a fun guy.

bazinga!

That's a shitake joke...

 

As for the question, I've only grown shiitake on fresh oak, the dowels should keep for a few weeks a fridge if you're likely to get some oak in a few weeks.

 

Out of curiosity, I had a bit of a search and found a US paper that says sycamore and sugar maple can be successful. So might be worth a go on field maple. Birch and beech also seem worth a go.

[Dan Maynard]

I've got some plugs but never got round to planting them, if I recall my instructions said any hardwoods but 2 weeks after felling, no fungus already in the wood, not too thin or too thick. I had some cherry and apple lined up but they'll be too dry now.

[5thelement]

I’ve had success with Ash and Sweet chestnut, but most dense hardwoods will work, I’ve found Oak just tends to give you more repeat fruiting.