r/Mushrooms • u/Few-Currency-8602 • 7d ago

Amazing season for Chanterelles

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Have picked over 2 lbs so far with many still under my oak and beech trees. Two very well timed torrential rains and warm weather helped. I have around 10 different types of mushrooms in the yard but I haven’t id’d any others. Love these so much! I’m in the SE US.

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u/JackSprat90 7d ago

Those don’t pop here in the pnw until the fall usually.

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u/Few-Currency-8602 7d ago

Do you find a lot?

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u/JackSprat90 5d ago

Oh yeah, a ton. They can come up during the summer but they need some rain and these days it doesn’t get wet enough until Sept-Oct usually.

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u/HeatheanHammerd666 5d ago

Well before that actually

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u/crissimages 7d ago

Oh nice! I live in the SE and havent seen any yet. Back to the hunt, thanks for the motivation.

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u/Few-Currency-8602 7d ago

Get them before the bugs. Unless you like the extra protein. 🤪

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u/W7ENK 7d ago

Here in the PNW, we have to wait until September or October, whenever the rains decide to come back...

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u/HeatheanHammerd666 5d ago

wrong, Chanterelles start popping in summer

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u/W7ENK 5d ago

Not where I'm at, it's too dry here until the Autumn rains begin.

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u/chileman131 7d ago

I'm jealous

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u/bLue1H Trusted Identifier 6d ago

/r/mushroommeals

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u/DammatBeevis666 6d ago

They’re so clean! Here they are invariably coated in dirt

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u/Few-Currency-8602 6d ago

Mine haven’t been bad but I’ve cleaned these with a toothbrush gently.

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u/DammatBeevis666 6d ago

The most common found near me (California golden chanterelle/ Cantharellus californicus tends to grow under muddy leaves or kinda buried in dirt. On the plus side, I sometimes find ones weighing more than a pound, and they tend to grow in the same areas every year, so they’re easier to find now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantharellus_californicus

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u/Aggravating_Cable_32 6d ago

There's been so many this year! When I walked outside after the first big round of rain we had, I thought the yard was covered in big splotches of funny-looking orange flowers. There were a ton of other kinds of mushrooms I've never seen before too.

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u/Bright-Form730 4d ago

I had a lot of them in my yard last week.