will this work?

[dannyT]

Took down a Laburnum last summer that was infected with "chicken of the woods" fungus. As this is an edible fungus i took back some of the infected trunk and dug it into the ground in my garden.

Will this yield fruiting bodies this summer? If it dose has anybody on here ever tried "chicken of the woods"? Is it any good? and has anybody got any recipies?

[Tree Man Tom]

My boss took down a cedar with it, nearly 3years later it starts growing out of some ring he had left, he ate it. I couldnt tell you if it was any good or not though.

[Beezy]

Tree man tom, is that your boss that suddenly died soon after? LOL!!

 

seriously, Chicken of the woods is defo good eating, has to be harvested at the right tme though, not too young, not too old and tough.

 

fried off with a little butter and seasoning, delicious food for free!

[Beezy]

with regards to wether your plan will work or not, Laetiporus sulphureus is usually found on living trees, although also sometimes found on dead/declining, guess it depends if it will remain as a host as this piece of timber declines?

 

I'm sure there will be an answer for this along soon!

[Peter]

Cant help with your question, but I do have another one.

 

If an edible fungus is growing on a toxic plant, ie yew or laburnum, is it still safe to eat?

[David Humphries]

I don't know of any specific examples of toxicity moving from host to fungi, but I would not take the chance.

 

I always take the fruiting body of Laetip off a Yew at work for this exact reason.

 

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[Arborist]

I have been told NOT to eat chicken of the woods off a Yew!

[dannyT]

hhhmmm...........Cheers for the advice fellas. Not really sure what too do now :confused1:

 

good thinking RE the toxic wood, didnt think of this