weekend piccys and a fungi id please !

[defenderjack]

heres a few shots i took over the weekend while out with the dogs ,all taken on my mobile so not as good as id wish ,

the sweet chestnuts are amazing close up the piccys dont do justice as there is about six in a row surrounded by a carpet of bluebells looks awsome in the right light the fungi was on the root base of an old fallen chestnut so come on hama !! tell us what it is last one was a horse chestnut that is so much fun to climb and just under 100 ft! enjoy:biggrin:

[armchairarborist]

laetiporus?

[sean]

definately chicken of the woods to me

[defenderjack]

definately chicken of the woods to me

 

nice one chaps , edible ????

[sean]

chicken of the woods is edible yes.......saute'd in a little garlic butter......luuurvely:thumbup:

[Frankie Lawrence]

nice one chaps , edible ????

 

I belive so.

 

I know people who have sold it to chefs for a pretty decent price if its good stuff. But I may be wrong.

 

Is there also beef on/in the woods?

[armchairarborist]

yup, not tried it though. beefsteak fungus

theres a big one at thorp perrow arboretum on the big oak

Edited June 7, 2010 by armchairarborist
afterthought

[defenderjack]

chicken of the woods is edible yes.......saute'd in a little garlic butter......luuurvely:thumbup:

 

cracking ! might have to do a spot of camping i think !!that way when it doesnt turn out to be edible no ones around to hear me hallucinating and vomiting lol:001_tongue:

[David Humphries]

Laetiporus is indeed edible, but I've read that it can cause stomach cramps with some people.

 

proceed with a little bit at a time is my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

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[defenderjack]

I belive so.

 

I know people who have sold it to chefs for a pretty decent price if its good stuff. But I may be wrong.

 

Is there also beef on/in the woods?

 

ive been trying to find a piccy of beefsteak i posted a while back but cant find it , it was on the same fallen chestnut as this ,