(Lentinula edodes)
A very tolerant and vigorous strain of the prized shiitake mushroom, known for its medicinal and culinary uses.. Excellent for fruiting on logs, stumps or in sawdust. Eats logs and sawdust like nothing you have ever seen.
Fruiting Temps | Fruiting Season | Inoculation (Season) Zones 3-7 | Inoculation (Season) Zones 8-10 | Tree Species |
50-75 | Fall, Winter, Spring | Spring, Summer, Fall | Spring, Summer, Fall | Red oak, white oak, sweetgum, American beech, paper birch, black birch, cherry, alder |
We recommend taking our sterile culture plate, and making as many plates as you can from it, as well as several slants. We can easily get forty wedges from one plate! If you ever lose the strain, we will replace it for $20 indefinitely!
* To ensure the highest quality we make plates to order (avg. turnaround time is 2-4 weeks)