How do I find Morel Mushrooms? - Morel Truths: Episode 4

How to find Morel mushrooms is everyone's concern. This episode will help answer that exact question.
/ @yappography
The 4th Chapter in the Morel Truths Series. This episode is what everyone has been waiting for, how to actually find your own morels. This series will walk the viewer through the fungal jungle and into your kitchen where you learn the best ways to eat and preserve your findings. No exact locations will be given on where a successful hunt was, but the details of the conditions it was found in will be discussed thoroughly. The intent of this film is to inform as well as entertain and can be used as a how-to guide on finding your own Morels Mushrooms.

[@benleclair1929]

You did a fantastic job with these videos. Well put together, informative and funny too! Way to go! Thank you very much!

[@Yappography]

Thanks! I try to keep my videos informative but also the right about of fun :)

[@dr.awkward9075]

Always take your time. That's the morel of the story.

[@lotuseatr09]

Once you find one you got the eye LOL

[@FPS-tc9ns]

I've been hunting mushrooms with my dad my entire life and I'm 16. We live in Indiana and we just walk back on the property and find them. Dead elms,sicamore, ash, those types of trees, but once we get our patches they keep coming. It's a fun practice really.

[@igot2friends219]

I live in Indiana too we've been finding a lot this year, good luck out there!

[@timothyhoffman3470]

To have all the trees wow.!

[@Brooklyn_Ann]

This was awesome! In the northwest, they do love growing by old fir trees with LOTS of dead pine needles and soft soil.

[@Yappography]

+Brooklyn Ann Hey thanks for sharing!

[@samcooke5]

I can't wait for the next episode!

[@Sundanes]

Such a great video, one of the best I have seen for beginner morel hunters, THANK YOU!!

[@Yappography]

Thanks, we actually creating more now going state by state. It's going to take several years to complete but well worth the wait. Cheers and happy hunting.

[@christinayshivahum3308]

Wow love this video, super informative. My partner and I live in KY, we have cultivated fungi but also love foraging. Last year we found 40 lbs of chanterelles. This year morels are our delicacy of choice and we found our first one a week ago. Now conditions are perfect and we have learned so much in the past year and a half. It's awesome to see so many people know this magic too!

[@Yappography]

Thanks! Sounds like you know your mushrooms pretty well already and glad to hear you're having luck with the morels this year. I am still several weeks away before they will be popping around here. I can't wait till they do.

[@OOspazOO]

dude these are so well produced. good job pleasure to watch!

[@christinemeisberger8255]

Based on your hints and suggestions I should be finding a ton of them on our property! I am going to slow down a bit this year. Great job! Very inspirational.

[@Yappography]

Good luck... we are expanding our series and if you wish to help us get longer and more in-depth episodes produced... please help. www.kickstarter.com/projects/yappography/morel-truths-mushroom-series-edition-2-spring-kick?ref=user_menu

[@bethechange4934]

" I don't often talk about my morel hotspots, and when I do, I'm lying. " ; )

[@Yappography]

LOL

[@duanenewstead3282]

Stay out of my patch.

[@nora-_-]

😂

[@jackl8133]

Share wealth share health lol don’t be stingy

[@bethechange4934]

@@jackl8133 Yeah, I'm good with that! In every conceivable way except my morel spot ;). Actually, If you really are dedicated and you really appreciate, and you are willing to sign a blood oath that you won't give the spot up, I'll take you there.

[@Yappography]

Thank You both... I hope you do go out and look for these mushrooms. they're the best!

[@stevenmudpit1515]

Justin Yapp elm are the best by far.one that has a limb with the bark falling off and the rest the tree healthy. ive found 19 gallon so far

[@123uschie]

Thank you for this series - I live in Ontario Canada and most Elms have died here but many pine are here and May apples I will need to look for these treasures - I know they are here as we have mushroomers hunting for those elusive morsels.

[@Ka-bar]

just kinda stumbled upon this series ive never gone but i might have to go now lol very insightful thanks

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

very cool- thanks!

[@Yappography]

Thanks! I am glad you enjoyed it and appreciate you letting me know :)

[@keithfreeman5204]

Thanks... Great Info. Temps...Daytime..55-60, nighttime..34-40. Elms and May Apples. Tulip development and growth. Good "Rule of thumb" stuff.

[@padger2577]

I'm sorry but this is terribly inaccurate temperature information!!!! Those temps are too cold. The man with the John Deere shirt on doesn't know what he's talking about and he's spreading misinformation. I've been hunting morels most my life, and 32-40 degree nights do NOT produce morels. You want to go looking when it gets up around mid-60s day and mid-upper 40's at night. Once temps are around there for a week or so the first morels will start showing. The big yellow morels like it even warmer .70-80 degree days are great for those. 50-55 degree nights. In my neck of the woods here in Va, the single best telltale sign they're up that I've found is to watch the tulip poplars. When their leaves get to be about 1" or about the size of a quarter it's time. Mostly pure tulip poplar stands covering a creek or hollow are my favorite.

[@gardensofthegods]

@@padger2577 wow thank you for that information so much

[@emilynevils733]

@@padger2577 The narrator said day 60’s, nights mid 40’s. I think John Deere was saying that they won’t pop up if it’s anything outside of those parameters. That is pretty chilly though.

[@jime386]

+ Justin.... I appreciate the uploads

[@julianmoody9768]

Awesome video will go out in spring and look for some thanks

[@pnwRC.]

Some of my best memories with my uncle are hunting for Morel's!

[@Highplainsprospectors]

Great vid, thanks!

[@johnrobins4188]

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[@travitoburrito10]

Washington- cottonwood - seen them popin up out of snow before,, start around March ,, mushie on!

[@nicopico5537]

Love going mushroom hunting... this video is very helpful

[@Dark30Outdoors]

Great video!! You share lots of useful information, well done!!

[@Yappography]

Dark30 Outdoors thanks. It took many hours to produce but it was a fun experience making them and currently working on more episodes.

[@bwittman65]

Thanks guys for all the good info greatly appreciate. God Bless ✝️

[@Yappography]

Thank you for watching and please share it with your friends and family who wish to learn as well. Also, be sure to hit subscribe for updates on new videos.

[@bwittman65]

I have subscribed awesome hunting next 😊✝️

[@Yappography]

@@bwittman65 awesome! Glad to hear 1

[@wvoutdoorsman5326]

Great info👍

[@RENE1ROX]

great video you know like I know you never really know where going to be if the conditions aren't right they're just not there I found them one time under 2 big white pines and they were as big as a beer can it's a great hunt allways

[@Yappography]

Thanks! I know right, I have found them in some crazy places before and have never seen them there or in the same conditions again since. Thanks for watching and happy hunting. :)

[@georgedarrar]

fantastic video, thank you so much for putting it together. Have not had much luck, hot and Morales, but with that video. I'm looking real good this year from virginia stonewall

[@julieyang7]

I'm from Florida. That's where I started learning about mushrooms. There are morals in Florida. West Central

[@gardensofthegods]

Sounds like you're talkin about the area above Tampa sort of near Saint Leo's University and parts of Wesley Chapel.... are you talkin about that area ?

[@julieyang7]

@@gardensofthegods Hillsborough county. Wesley chapel is close

[@lorimangold2890]

I have found Morels in open ditches, where No tree has grown in all my 60 years, and no flooding, higher ground, plus we always went by the old wives tale, "When the Oak leaves, are as Big as a Squirrels Ear, that's when it's time, I agree with the moisture and heat guidance too

[@hiromikami]

I learned so much from this video, honestly thanks a million. You did a great thing!

[@Yappography]

thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed it. Just remember that majority of this was filmed in Wisconsin so some of the variables discussed might vary depending on where you live.

[@hiromikami]

@@Yappography We're in Florida and its Chanterelle season right now, we don't have the Morels but I have family in West Virginia and plan on Morel hunting when I visit next. Impossible not to be inspired after watching your video. =)

[@Yappography]

hiromikami Florida is a tough state to find morels. I have only heard in the pan handle they are found. You can always go to GA and they are along along creeks there.

[@hiromikami]

@@Yappography that's potentially great news. We DO live in the panhandle and Georgia is only an hour away. I'll try during the next 365 days, and if I succeed I'll try to let you know how far south I found em.

[@vieannieslifeinfrance.1864]

I love hunting morels. Thanks for the info.

[@Yappography]

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching and good luck out in the woods.

[@Njennings42]

You're right, I was wrong, and I appologize about that. It's a pretty good video, I watched the whole thing, and clicked like.

[@Yappography]

Thanks... please check out our kickstarter as we are trying to make these videos even better and more informative, state by state. www.kickstarter.com/projects/yappography/morel-truths-mushroom-series-edition-2-spring-kick?ref=user_menu

[@carolyngoss5051]

This Episode 4 info is Great. Thanks for taking us on the Foraging hike! Looking forward to more vids as a new subscriber. Any lookalikes to avoid/fear?

[@pacificcoasthiking]

Justin, Way excellent. Very informative, and well made. I agree one hundred percent with you and what you are doing. It is so fun to get out and do something, and put it out there for the fun of it. I love doing the same thing. pacificcoasthiking. I even have one morel video. Yours was way better, mine was done out here in the west. Also have a chanterelle hunt in there. Way to go, keep them coming amigo. I love this stuff. And yeah, forget the haters. But it is kind of fascinating to see what they post on here.

[@Yappography]

+pacificcoasthiking thanks! Sorry for my delay. I am currently in my busy season with my new business HassleFreeCampsites.com and trying to keep up with my social media when I can. I will def check out your videos and appreciate your kind words.

[@joshpuckett7249]

I'm from eastern Kentucky and I always find them around poplar trees and I usually start finding them between middle of march and the start of April

[@Yappography]

Thanks for sharing... would you be interested in joining our next Series as an expert in your area? Check out our kickstarter page for more info. www.kickstarter.com/projects/yappography/morel-truths-mushroom-series-edition-2-spring-kick?ref=user_menu

[@ronniecochran396]

I'm over in Southern Illinois and our time is the same i guess. Though I have found them the third week in March. Four hundred plus one year. Mayapple is our best indicator their up and old tornado paths are great producers. Ridgeline is a great place to start and when you find some,head to the bottom of the hill and look back up it. They push the leaves up and are much easier to see.

[@ronniecochran396]

Also now that I'm pushing sixty I'm going to put my Red-Nosed Pitt to work with a treat system. Her nose is constantly in the dirt anyhow,might as well.

[@GreatDane319]

The was a great video good job guys n good hunt

[@jerrymatthews8968]

Very good video, thank you.

[@Yappography]

Jerry Matthews thanks. We put a lot of hours into them. Good luck this season.

[@bernhardmayer3038]

Thank you!

[@Yappography]

you're welcome, I hope the videos help you to find some for yourself. Cheers!

[@johnbrodeur3528]

If you go morel picking, be prepared for wood ticks, sometimes they can be miserably thick. Not trying to spoil it , some folks tape thier pants etc

[@AdamKavalauskas]

Great video. Well done, and from my personal experiences, very accurate. Internet can't always be trusted, but this video is great!

[@Yappography]

Adam Kavalauskas thank you. I tried my best to find the most relevant info I could and from as many sources as I could. Thanks for following me and stay tuned for new episodes in the future as we tackle some of the questions of how to grow them, how it varies geographically across North America and new recipes. We are also going to do a special on other wild mushrooms and edibles .

[@greenspiraldragon]

My wife said look after the first warm rain. Also look when the May apples start to come up.

[@Yappography]

greenspiraldragon yes. I use May Apples as an indicator too. Usually when they are up so are morels.

[@juliegogola4647]

Thank you, I know a spot where Mayapples grow and it is under some OLD trees and some are rotting on the ground too, possibly a good place to find the Morels! I don't know IF the mayapples are up yet now or not though. I will be looking soon though.

[@4806]

HAHA! Love the "blooper" at the end!

[@joanneganon7157]

Thanks Fellas, I just studied the bark of the Ash and Elm. JO JO IN VT 💕😄

[@Yappography]

Joanne Ganon glad to hear it and good luck this season.

[@2Jeezuzisreal]

Best great well done vid and even had good morels. Haha lol

[@blairishmael9018]

I hunt in Illinois and it is now mid April and I have so far found a little over 6 pounds in two days, l1-7pm only mainly wetland areas, look for dead or dying trees and on small mounds that the ground temp rises faster but doesn't get too dry, mushroom in is more fun than anything else

[@Passionformushrooms]

Great video!

[@Yappography]

Passion for mushrooms thank you!

[@ZachByrd]

Great job on the video. I'm curious about which tree is the best indicator for the south (north Georgia to be exact).

[@Yappography]

hey thanks! I am told ash and cotton woods are good down by you.

[@NomadicAdventuresEst2010]

we have over 10 different trees here in mid Missouri that grow morels, but our best are ash trees & most are always live, the dead or dying trees produce a big fruiting because it's the last year or 2 they're going to be alive, I've been picking around the same trees forever, I know my spots like a perfect map, & every time I pick a big bushel around a tree I've been picking around forever, I usually notice it's dying, then in a year or 2, when it's fully dead, it quits fruiting any morels, I explain that in my videos, though I have enjoyed your vids, but people need to know it's mostly a live tree that grows them, the dying tree is just putting out it's late shrooms

[@Yappography]

Thanks for sharing and for watching! I have heard many theories over the years and have also found Morels under plenty of living trees, but I have found the most under dying/dead ones. Thats just my experience, which has obviously differed from your own. I will check out your videos as well. Thanks!

[@ericmatt2368]

false

[@StonedMeadowOfDoom]

Sycamore is a very underrated tree that isn't mentioned in this video. Lots of those in Missouri produce good

[@kennethnonya3652]

Liked and sub.. you know the biggest morels I have ever seen with my own eyes came out of a neighborhood backyard from under pine trees.

[@bobjensen1941]

We had twenty miles of burn in our valley heavy forest and then weren't allowed to clear cut so we had large amount fallen trees for many years, pine,cottonwood, hickory and some birch

[@davidvonch8223]

We have a few awesome spots.

[@danielkeller164]

I'm finding Morel's now under and around buck brush and wild Cherry trees

[@Yappography]

Really??? That is new to me, but I am not surprised... I have found Morels under or near the most random things. They truly are a one of a kind mushroom :) happy hunting

[@danielkeller164]

I just looked under the same kind of brush i found mine in and the only difference I noticed was that there are elm and a peach tree leafs where I found mine, and the other place has oak leafs with no elm

[@ryanfrey1585]

Where do you live? I'm in West Pennsylvania. Too cold here yet.

[@artifactman660]

my best way to tell when the morels are up is when the first dandelions go to seed then its time to go picking.

[@ronniecochran396]

Ours is May Apple for indicating time.

[@mrc4912]

Shrooms are like gold: they are where you find them.

[@ethandiercks7362]

I find them under cottonwood trees lots of times

[@sloothlothos1]

I just found my first morel mushroom! A seven incher all by its lonesome. Holy cats, these things are tasty! I'm addicted.

[@jaygray7102]

We mostly find morels the spring after a forest fire, otherwise I only find the inedible ones.. One thing I've learned, there are no hard and fast rules for where mushrooms grow. In our area people look for Pine mushrooms mostly for export to Japan, don't know what the appeal is. If it's a poor season you can make a lot of money IF you can find them. With a name like that you'd think they grow in Pine forests, and they do, BUT in our area they grow under Hemlock trees. I occasionally find them under Pines but their's always Hemlock nearby. They're not suppose to start growing until at least Oct., but on a very warm late summer walk, after a dry season, I found a perfect one growing right on the side of a trail just as I was explaining to an Australian about the mushrooms. People's jaws dropped when they saw me carrying it.

[@Yappography]

Thanks for sharing!

[@susansohne3427]

For me, I live in Washinton st, I wait until the little wild lilies are blooming, this has always worked, and the first rain after a warm day.

[@RRaucina]

Once in my life I came upon a entire hillside covered with false morels [Gyromitra Esculenta] all around dead pines. A very rare moment in California mountain foothills, @3000' evevation. And they never returned again. If you dry them and then boil them a bit before cooking, seem to be safe. But there are a wide variety of opinions on it. My family in Slovakia always ate them and seemed to live too long for their own good.

[@floydcrase625]

Fallow fields with bull thissel and always look at areas of transition from field to forest creek banks are a great place too

[@emilynevils733]

Great video, thank you! I’ve been hunting morels this season in middle TN & haven’t found a one. I think I have a few absolutely perfect locations but there’s nothing there. They say it’s a strange year. I’m seriously going crazy!

[@Yappography]

TN season could already be over to be honest. Check your promising spots again next year. Usually March into April for your season but always depends on the local weather. Thanks for watching and best of luck next season. Cheers

[@justinwalker4506]

I'm in middle tennessee too. I am looking forward to a break in the rain this week to go looking for some. I heard from some this year they have already been finding them and others that they haven't seen any in spots that are always promising. Good luck and let me know if you are finding any this year yet. I'm gonna get out maybe tomorrow if this rain stops lol

[@sims2bavaroTd]

How is there 16 dislikes!? What a great video! Lots of detailed editing and held my attention! I also learned a lot! Thanks guys!

[@Yappography]

People have their right to dislike my videos, but I agree it was probably just haters. I appreciate your kind words and the comment. I did spend hundreds of hours on this series to film everything and edit them all together. I didn't get paid to do it, I just love making videos and morels, so they went great together. :)

[@thomasbrooklyn1820]

Some people might have been looking for something else.

[@anitabrandel5463]

John Y I

[@marilynbarker8255]

John Y I was thinking Same thing.

[@beebob1279]

John, I can't understand that either. I'm looking to start mushroom hunting myself. I think the Morel will be the easiest to start with because of it's simple characteristics. Thoughts?

[@tinlelam2859]

I loves your videos. Where do you pick your morel?

[@mitchellluhrs7540]

Not a hater, great video! I just want to warn everyone out there that Chris aka Mushroom king is a troll! I've made the mistake of taking him to my chanterelle spot, there wasn't anything growing, conditions weren't prime. I came back about a week later after some rain and there was Chris taking my entire field of chanterelles. This was in Missouri near Whiteman AFB. Beware he is not to be trusted. Anyways thank you for the very informative video.

[@Yappography]

no worries, I understand totally your anger towards Chris and his crooked behavior. You are not the first person to come forward with these kinds of stories over the years. I wish I would have known at the time of filming, or I would have never used him in the video. Thanks for the comment and glad you liked the series. We are working to expand it further and will have new interviews to include.

[@monicadaugherty313]

I've read many many stories about his crooked ways, especially not delivering goods when they've been paid for.

[@kimferronato502]

@@monicadaugherty313 omg!!! I almost joined his site, is this the same guy who has the morel forays that you pay $200 a person for???

[@kosycat1]

Found my first morel in Maryland on a hilltop at the base of a pine tree in the needles, with some poplars near by. a few days later i found a 10 inch long one right in my mowing path and had to stop and grab it before it cut it

[@Yappography]

Nice... Didn't realize your season was this early... congrats on your find!

[@cub8286]

Am in central Maine got any ideas no ash or elm

[@rickscott332]

I always leave some for the next guy or next yr. I learned lots from the video and when I get a good spot I never tell but I will give you some. I find not everybody will respect the spot for what it is and destroy it unknowingly.

[@Yappography]

yeah, this is true. Not everyone will obey the laws or respect someones property, but most people will do the right thing.

[@jackyhallmark3094]

Silver leaves from the previous fall is a good place to start in my part of Ok.

[@freakyhippy2]

if you live in the pacific north-west look near or under manzanita groves and thick duffs near madrone trees.

[@gardensofthegods]

I have no idea at all what those two kinds of trees are I never heard of them and I guess I have something to learn here when I Google it

[@Yappography]

We are now stepping up our game and looking to travel the US in search of Morels, because they grow differently, depending on your region. Visit the link to learn more and donate. Thanks!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/yappography/morel-truths-mushroom-series-edition-2-spring-kick/description

[@joet81]

One thing that I very rarely hear people talk about is Morels and Spruce trees. Even pine trees too. I live in Southern Ontario, and I find a lot of morel mushrooms near Spruce and Pine. If there is a large spruce tree with grass around it, I almost always find a few Morels near that tree. Or checking just on the outskirts or the very inside of a spruce or pine Forest. You won't find the motherload, but I can always count on five or more around a large spruce tree in Short Grass. In my front yard, I have three large Spruce and pine trees and I always end up getting about 30 to 50 Morels each year in my front yard. Here in Southern Ontario, Spruce and Pine, large apple trees, dead and dying elm trees, and I've even found them in Maple and Beech Woods and in Cedar stands. People say cottonwoods, poplars, Shagbark Hickory, but I never have luck in those spots

[@Yappography]

Thanks for sharing. Yeah I have found them under a spruce before too but it was only once. I really think region plays a role too on what trees you will find them under.

[@joet81]

@@Yappography love the morel mushroom content! Hope you have more in store for us!

[@Yappography]

@@joet81 yeah I’d like to get some more stuff produced but it just takes time and money both which I am short on lately. My goal is to have a new series started by next year though. So it’s def on my radar to start again soon.

[@joet81]

@@Yappography awesome! Hope it works out well for you!

[@emilyhaecke3652]

We just had a great 2 great spots

[@Yappography]

Thats great, please share with us on our MorelTruths Facebook page. Also curious, what state are you in when found?

[@shoshonahmackay5093]

Thanks very informative although you neglected to discuss preservation & sustainability and possible extinction from over harvesting. 1. Use a knife only for harvesting as merely pulling them is disturbing the next season network. 2. Take only what you need. 3. Leave a good percentage behind. 4. Take a moment to thank the Earth for her bounty. Doing these 4 things ensure future plenty. Happy Hunting!

[@Yappography]

You are so right and I really should do another video to conclude this series about just that, because I do agree, like anything we have to make it sustainable or it won't last forever. thanks for watching!

[@GeckoHiker]

Mid-March through mid-April is good morel hunting season in southeastern Missouri. As of March 30, we've had two weeks of off and on rain, two days in the 60's and 70's, a few warm nights, and down to 46 degrees last night. Yesterday we saw the mayapples up, about half opened and fully umbrella'd, meaning that the blooms are going to form rapidly. Today and tomorrow we expect to find morels and mayapples blooming. Found 250 of them over an acre of woodland last season. You have to get to them early in the morning, too. Our land is predominantly oak, with a few cedar and pine trees, and the occasional walnut tree.

[@Yappography]

That’s awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@abergethirty]

I had no idea they grew that bug in the UP.

[@mrglock2313]

In Illinois I find them ONLY by dead elm trees. Preferably a newly dead elm. I am a tree Hunter not a mushroom Hunter.

[@user-mz6tz]

Im from west central illinois and i just found 6 greys in my yard yesterday

[@beebob1279]

I am looking to start mushroom hunting this spring. I'll admit I've got little experience at this and am attempting to learn the various types of mushrooms. I'll see if there are clubs in the area. The Morel mushroom looks quite simple to identify which is why I would like to start with this variety. Any suggestions other than going with other hunters to learn?

[@Yappography]

If you truly wish to learn more, consider donating to our Kickstarter page to help fund additional episodes that go state by state and how Morels will grow differently there. Thanks for watching www.kickstarter.com/projects/yappography/morel-truths-mushroom-series-edition-2-spring-kick?ref=user_menu

[@alive.off-grid]

Well I have a ton of mayapples on my properties and about 13 and a half acres of trees we should have a good year. Thanks for the info I hope I find quite a few this year I do miss having a morels at least once a year

[@Yappography]

Good luck and thanks for watching!

[@skyshark1000]

At 7:37 when you are driving on the interstate, it looks a lot like the Kanawha Valley heading toward Charleston, WV. Just curious. Is it?

[@Yappography]

No that was Tennessee highlands. :) Thanks for watching!!!

[@aprilb835]

Justin Yapp looked like Chattanooga!

[@jderpz23]

Lmao

[@spaceface3122]

Where are you guys at?? I see you driving down the river road LOL...better not be stealing my spots!!!

[@danielkeller164]

I have to say that you have done a wonderful job on your video

[@Yappography]

Thanks... I am glad you enjoy my work. These videos were some of my first videos I ever made and are still to this day some of my most popular videos. :)

[@weedslegalized3852]

Yeah I live by darrington wa I seen many mushrooms morel

[@jessstuart7495]

Sometimes you can smell them. If I smell any along the roadsides, then I know it's time to go foraging.

[@Yappography]

Jess Stuart i agree and have said that before. I can’t smell them from my car but I have when walking in the woods close to my spots. Be nice to train a dog to sniff them out.

[@brandonmanson8866]

The past 2 years I have found 1 in my front yard, in the exact same spot, and I mean exact spot. Probably the same hole. I have looked around that spot each year thinking that there HAS TO be more, but I haven't found anything within about a 20 foot radius. What are the odds that year after year only 1 morel? There has to be more and im missing them right? Most of the other mushrooms around here in nor cal, ill find them popping up in a line. Are morels also gonna be in a line?

[@Yappography]

yeah that's what makes them so unique and sought after. They don't usually grow in line with each other but usually more randomly spread out in a radius around the tree you find them under. Sometimes you will just find those 1 random Morel that grows out of nowhere and nothing else near it. It happens and I have seen them do it too. I can't explain why they do that or how, but thats what makes them special.

[@brandonmanson8866]

I went out looking today too after watching this video, just in and around my yard, nothing crazy, and nothing. Can I assume that because that on has popped, IF there are any others around, that they will have popped right around the same time? Or is it possible, that this one mushroom, is some kind of fungal oddity, or that little hole that it grows out of is actually some kind of doorway or wormhole or something weird, that causes it to pop at an oddball time, compared to the rest in the area? Loved the video by the way, very professional, and entertaining all the way through, excellent job.

[@shelbyceven5143]

This video was great!!! Thank you! :D

[@Yappography]

Thank you... We are now expanding this series into full 30 minute episodes, that will go State by State looking for Morels. :)

[@shelbyceven5143]

Justin Yapp that's awesome! I'll definitely be watching when you guys come to Massachusetts! :D

[@0626jrp]

Love the video buddy. Had a great 2019 season here in indiana.

[@Yappography]

Jeff P thank you for watching. Yeah I had a great 2019 season as well and probably would have had an epic one had I more time to go out. Only went out twice last year and walked away with over 45 lbs a single location too. Hoping 2020 is going to be great too considering I have more time now this year. Lol

[@dakotadobbs3026]

I'm already starting to look not found any yet but I'm looking ahead of time

[@Yappography]

Dakota Dobbs yeah depending on what state you’re in it might be worth going out, at least to scout out some areas you know might have them when conditions are right.

[@jinyshow9609]

wow very nice good video so Mushroom Collection Information Good🤩👍🏻🌈💞🎁

[@Yappography]

Thank you so much... hope this helps you with your hunts. :)

[@funghiporcini9672]

Like! Super!

[@Yappography]

thanks! We are trying to create more. www.kickstarter.com/projects/yappography/morel-truths-mushroom-series-edition-2-spring-kick?ref=user_menu

[@robertevans1267]

I've found most of them in mid April AROUND locust tree's and ASH AND WEN u WASH them take THE WATER AND pour it around ANY HARD wood TREE thay WILL pop up the NEXT year?

[@Yappography]

Robert Evans what state do you search in?

[@wilsocn]

Jeez, I was out looking the other day at a national park and I was having a hard time finding elms because I am not that great at identification but I did see large stands of these mayapples but didn't have a clue that the could be an indicator.

[@FPS-tc9ns]

Honestly just walk everywere. You just find them. Knowing your trees really helps but going to a specific type isn't ganna help much

[@StonedMeadowOfDoom]

Mayapples are not really an indicator that morels are in the area. They are just an indicator that the timing is right.

[@jasonblanton7185]

If folks would leave a couple in each area that they find them and allow them time to drop their spores they would be greatly rewarded the following years with lots and lots of patches that continue to produce easy picking lol just saying,one mushroom can produce millions of spores that if left alone with spread and prosper!

[@bethechange4934]

I think the best thing you can do ( short of actually growing out some spawn and seeding the forest ) is to carry your mushrooms out in a mesh bag like a laundry bag and not a paper sack or other spore tight container. They start producing spores when they are only a few inches tall and can drop billions in a day. If you carry them out in an open net type sack, you are dropping spores galore all over the place as you continue hunting. Some eople think that mushrooms need to fully mature, then dry to effectively spread their spores but that's not the case. Leaving a few is awesome too. I always do that when mushroom hunting.

[@montanamike7948]

Myth. They drop spores quickly after popping

[@montanamike7948]

It's the ground that produces the shrooms not so much the shrooms

[@user-kz8zr4si3i]

Pick as many as you want really, as long as you show great respect for their habitat they will always be there. Overwhelmingly the biggest contributor to fungi scarcity is loss of habitat, not picking.

[@squirmssq3352]

nahhh thats not all its talked 2 Be..... the shrooms already droppin sPores while there growing- By the time u find them theyve already dropped 80%

[@mariopuzo4509]

Muahahaha I know some spots just like that, unfortunately it's still like 28° here with lots of snow 😬😵

[@rodneyestes5410]

I've watched countless videos on conditions for morels to grow. These conditions exist even in the middle of summer but morels will not grow then. So why is it morels only grow during the spring? What everybody seems not to notice are the trees. Where do the spores originate? During the Fall, the trees lose their leaves due to the sap returning to the roots below the frost level causing the tree to become dormant. When Spring arrives, the trees will start "budding leaves" meaning the root system is waking up allowing the sap back into the tree. When this happens, the roots are forcing sap faster than the tree can absorb and that excess sap is creating spores, leaking from the root system. When the tree is dying or dead, the roots are the last to go meaning spores are still being released. I've picked 8 gallons, in 4 hours, when the temps were 35 degrees F. and the ground was very dry! So, look at the trees during the waking up process and you will be there at the right time. Hope this helps Good Luck!

[@Yappography]

Rodney Estes that’s a very interesting theory and makes a lot of sense. I have always said the trees have a direct link in someway.

[@StonedMeadowOfDoom]

The reason they stop fruiting after a certain time is the ground temps get too warm. Soil temp is the key. Summer is a no no as it warms way too much

[@brandonc3956]

I’m currently planning for cultivating some, my mother bought some property and I’m planning on making a spore slurry and selectively spreading it, I’ve been look into ph levels of soil I’m hoping the ground isn’t too acidic there is a lot of decomposing leaves

[@emilynevils733]

Did you ever try this?

[@Yappography]

Best of luck!

[@peterodriguez653]

Fyi I picked the hell out of the muskoda area last year 70 lbs in 3 days I'll be leaving Ohio sometime in the near future and heading west towards that area again with a quick stop in northern Illinois see you soon I don't know I'll probably be way to late or early All I know is I can't get a decent report from anyone all I here is the cold killed um their not up yet one guy in Cadillac MI tried to inform me he started finding them on March 3rd so I shouldn't bother looking he said and I quote taint seent dem shrooms since April 1st but don't worry I still see them shroom on #pickin n grinnin

[@ambrosemackinnon8314]

Nova Scotia s climate is ideal for any kind of mushrooms ...yes even those called magic mushrooms

[@ronniecochran396]

Was under the assumption that they were cow pie produced in the southern states of the US.

[@ambrosemackinnon8314]

@@ronniecochran396 they re world famous lol

[@snicoledaniels5691]

Elms and Ash are scarce in our area. We do best around poplars. (Southwest VA) great video! We freeze and dry ours, btw...if you havent tried it, it's a must! Happy hunting :)

[@Yappography]

Shelby Partin thanks for watching and sharing your tips as well! I use all the methods of preserving for various reasons. Freeze Drying is the newest trend and it keeps them full flavor for up to 25 years. Stored at room temp. It’s crazy but the machines are not cheap. About $2,500 for basic Freeze Dryer.

[@fckfracking6409]

What if you’ve had a lot of rain and warm temps a week or so then it’s only 30’s and 40’s all day n night for two weeks!! Are they dead or do they still stay up? What if you’ve found them in a spot and the next year there’s none!! I’ve found them for 3 yrs in a spot and the last 3 there’s I’ve found none there.. will they come back? I leave the stem always, even shake my bag for spores to spread

[@Yappography]

fck fracking yes the morels will still grown so long as it doesn’t freeze at night. If you get freezing temps I have seen that end the season early but impossible to predict for sure. As far as your spots go... lots can contribute to you not finding them anymore. The spot could have dried up, your timing might be off as they may have popped before or after you checked and lastly, someone else could be hunting that same spot and beating you to them. For the most part yes a spot will keep producing for many years and even a decade or more before it dries up completely. I have spots that only produce every other year and then I have spots that do every year. Kinda of hit and miss most of the time with Morels.

[@jime386]

+ Justin. I could go back to those same places and find nothing. Then go back the next year and get a bagful.

[@survivortechharold6575]

Watch the video and read the comments you will know exactly where they are, under all kinds of trees anytime in the spring. Few I find can be said to under one particular tree when in the woods. They also grow where there are no trees.

[@deminybs]

April 17 2021 I brought home at least 50 morels, only a handful of small greys, rest are yellows. and got 3 small pheasant back I'm about to fry up 🥰🥰🤤 found my first ones april 8th . temps have been right under 60°F for over a week. With some rain. So hey I'm fine with that. Just extends the season .

[@Yappography]

Nice haul! Where you from. IL or IN?

[@deminybs]

@@Yappography (mid) northwest missouri practically every single one is in a flood area that's nothing but super young to very old sycamore trees

[@Yappography]

Figured it was something like that. We are about 2-3 weeks out from having our motel season in Wisconsin. Sure there are some spots starting to see babies but the monster yellows won’t be here for at least two weeks. Depending on weather obviously. Might get snow next week Tuesday here.

[@deminybs]

@@Yappography yeah got down to almost freezing here a couple nights, good luck and post results!!