Morel hunting & scouting for outdoor places to grow.

Sassafras¥

Sassafras¥

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Damn I'm bored.. lol. Would toke up and passout, out of bud at the moment... drinking the shit out of some wine though (: wasn't much of a wine drinker until I tried a sweet red wine.
 
Sassafras¥

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jerryb73 said:
What part of the country do you find them? I've never heard of them either.. the original pic made me think they were a play on "penis" cuz this is TNT..
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Well, they grow all around the world really. Parts of Canada, Western US, Eastern US, just different times of the year. That and anywhere you can locate Elm trees, or Oaks. They also grow in or around, sometimes even under May apple plants. I have the most luck finding them near the dead or dying Elm & Oak trees though after a good rain.
 
Sassafras¥

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I also forgot to add, it has to be Spring in you're neck of the woods. There's a range of when Spring can be though, either February and March for the West Coast and the Southern US. The Mid West sees the most fruitings between late March and early May. In my area on the East Coast, morels usually fruit from late April to early June. Parts of Canada and the North Western US will see fruitings into June. Other parts of the world may see some at other times of year, depending on when their spring is.

The most logical advice I can give for time of year is to start searching during the two months when spring is considered to be at its height in your area.
 
jerryb73

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Sassafras¥ said:
I also forgot to add, it has to be Spring in you're neck of the woods. There's a range of when Spring can be though, either February and March for the West Coast and the Southern US. The Mid West sees the most fruitings between late March and early May. In my area on the East Coast, morels usually fruit from late April to early June. Parts of Canada and the North Western US will see fruitings into June. Other parts of the world may see some at other times of year, depending on when their spring is.

The most logical advice I can give for time of year is to start searching during the two months when spring is considered to be at its height in your area.
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I feel like I have seen them but didn't know what they were.. Spring lol.. I live in Florida the land of perpetual summer 8)
 
1kemosabe

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There are maps of recent sightings of morels. Ya can check out the maps to see of they have been reported recently in your area. They dont stick around to long so if ya find some keep looking They also love old abandoned apple orchards.


:peace:
 
Sassafras¥

Sassafras¥

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1kemosabe said:
There are maps of recent sightings of morels. Ya can check out the maps to see of they have been reported recently in your area. They dont stick around to long so if ya find some keep looking They also love old abandoned apple orchards.


:peace:
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Right on. It's crazy, I've been in the same spot for the past week & a half. It's produced atleast 35 to 40 easy. I'd go one morning and they'd be nothing! Go after a rain and they'd be absolutely everywhere... Some as big as soda cans.
 
GreatwhiteNorth

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Sassafras¥ said:
Morels can be found in Florida, but they are very rare.

Here's a good site to look at if you ever have time. http://www.morelmania.com/6Sightings/index.html
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They also tend to explode the first spring in areas hit by forest fires.
We lived in an area here that was hit by a big fire in the summer/early fall - the next spring there were half a dozen Asian buyers along the road paying top dollar, most of the small town was picking them and made serious coin. The next spring - nothing.
 
jerryb73

jerryb73

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GreatwhiteNorth said:
They also tend to explode the first spring in areas hit by forest fires.
We lived in an area here that was hit by a big fire in the summer/early fall - the next spring there were half a dozen Asian buyers along the road paying top dollar, most of the small town was picking them and made serious coin. The next spring - nothing.
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Well we got some serious fires burning as we speak, so does that mean next spring possibly?
 
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jerryb73 said:
Well we got some serious fires burning as we speak, so does that mean next spring possibly?
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Yeah, I would make it a point to look for them next year.
They called our pickers "The clan of the black hand" (even had tee shirts made up) as they had to negotiate burned trees & got charcoal all over them, but for many those people, morels paid lots of bills that year.
 
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Sassafras¥

Sassafras¥

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GreatwhiteNorth said:
They also tend to explode the first spring in areas hit by forest fires.
We lived in an area here that was hit by a big fire in the summer/early fall - the next spring there were half a dozen Asian buyers along the road paying top dollar, most of the small town was picking them and made serious coin. The next spring - nothing.
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Yup, I read it has something to do with the ph levels of the forest where fires have been. I'd say those people that live in or near that huge forest fire in Gatlinburg TN will be in Morel heaven... (:
 
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