Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) Identification with Adam Haritan

[@cantgetenoughoutdoors3258]

You’re my mentor to finding the priceless plants and fungi that grows in our range! The message at the end is also priceless Adam! I got some oysters growing out of a crack in the bark of a Norway maple with the sun shining and hit the ground warming the air making a misty damp environment the moisture dripped down on the glowing oysters and I couldn’t of imagined anything more beautiful🍄🍀👍

[@LearnYourLand]

Awesome, thanks for watching this video and sharing your thoughts!

[@cantgetenoughoutdoors3258]

Learn Your Land you bet I’ve been a subscriber for a little over a year now. Better late then never🦉

[@divided_and_conquered1854]

@@LearnYourLand Hello Adam. I'm currently on a binge-watching assignment of all your videos in chronological order. I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed your philosophical musings at the end of this video. Cheers, from Atlantic City, NJ.

[@ZAKANDWHATARMY]

I'd like to let you know your videos have been a cornerstone in my going from zero to fairly capable as a mushroom forager. Just found about a pound of these today. Thanks & please continue the good work!

[@annotterrealm1549]

I do appreciate this program. Beautiful knowledge ,poem,words at the end.

[@evelynvanwinkle1942]

ya last week my neighbors asked me to help move some wood! low and behold beautiful oyster mushrooms under the sheets of old ply wood.. i knew what they were but i was wondering if anything else looked close ly like them here in the northwest washington portland area.. boy they were nice ///I was up in the woods recently also and picked and ate some coral mushrooms ,,white, growning on dead wood,, they were probably the best tasting ive ever had.. i have lots of rotting and wormy bolettes around here.. I just love mushroom hunting,, and still no real freeze here but one day! so i keep on seeing mushrooms !!!! i did not know that oysters continue to show up in the winter.. thank you Evelyn Van Winkle

[@fahmad7194]

Gosh, I'm excited. I found my first oyster mushroom today 😁

[@stevekulbacki5238]

Thanks Adam. Found a bunch today and thanks to your expert identification videos I can feel comfortable trying them for the first time.

[@kait4586]

I find myself constantly coming back to your channel for knowledge! I’ve been researching so much and your videos always help so much!

[@ThomLessard]

Dude, I sincerely enjoy all of your videos. Thank you for making them.

[@DNGJustSnakes]

Found our first oysters right before thanksgiving this year...Heading toward a friends house just south of a city nearby..Just as we were starting to get to the edge of town where the farms started there was a few telecommunication boxes in the corner of a big field...There was also a telephone pole there...Next to the pole was about a 2 inch high old stump from an unknown tree...The entire top and most of the sides of the stump was covered with some very big oyster mushrooms...Almost found them to late...Tried a few the first day and we all loved them...So the wife made a mushroom chowder with them that was amazingly good...Thanks again Adam for all you do...We learn so much from you and love seeing a young person with such a passion for healthy wild God provided for food...If you can next year can you show how to prepare boletes and other mushrooms...

[@christihelsel]

I grew up in Pittsburgh and visiting Hartwood Acres - never occurred to me to forage for mushrooms there! Very cool. Always helpful videos - thank you!

[@jul.escobar]

Just found some oysters, turkey tail and wood ear mushies today. Referred back to this video to double check those oysters. Thanks Adam!

[@dwaynefick6947]

You are the best ! I love how you try to connect people back to nature !

[@SuperYGOD]

I taught my son how to pick oyster mushrooms today. We got a 5 gallon bucket full.

[@fanfictioner1]

doing a short essay about pleurotus estreatus and came across this video, you're so down to earth and passionate about what you talk about, its amazing. you're like the Fish Whisperer but for botany.

[@woodscrafter1971]

Not sure why I just saw this video today...but am glad I did! Pleurotus Populinus was the 1st mushroom I positively identified (aside from the morels of my youth) last spring and they were beautiful...never forget that moment of connecting with nature and what surrounds us. Anyway! Great video, Adam. Sorry I didn't see it sooner! I found Pleurotus Ostreatus on my favorite ash tree later last year and was just as thrilled. Thanks for the video. The prose at the end was absolutely perfect, could not have said it better.

[@justingilbone6386]

I foraged some oyster mushrooms just a few days ago here in PA in the middle of winter, and your videos are very helpful and informative.

[@GrowCookPreserveWithKellyDawn]

I know this was long time ago, but there are many things that hold true still. I have oyster mushrooms growing on a dead ash and I just noticed them pinning today. I usually get quite a harvest each year and I'm excited to experiment with this flush. Thank you for educating us.

[@g.e.boroush5176]

I just love your presentations and you. You're just great! Thanks for bringing us such wonderful information and your heartfelt appreciate for the natural world!

[@johnbland1585]

Outstanding job, found a Lions mane last year, 1st ever Tons of Turkey tails Now on the lookout for oyster mushrooms, thank you much. So important to teach our little ones this knowledge.

[@monstertrucktennis]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm for the natural world.Found/identified my first oyster mushrooms yesterday with your help.

[@LearnYourLand]

Excellent! Thanks for stopping by and commenting!

[@Pwrcritter]

Just discovered your videos the other day. Stepping up my fungi game immensely! Thanks!

[@Wanna.Wander]

Pwrcritter I’m tryin to do same. I’d like to join a foray

[@mumbairay]

LEAVE NOTHING BUT FOOTSTEPS AND ON THE TRAIL, TAKE NOTHING BUT PICTURES DEINDUSTIALIZE DEPOPULATE DECOLONIZE

[@mascatrails661]

AWESOME VIDEO! Your enthusiasm is contagious! Informative and entertaining! Subscribing for sure.

[@LearnYourLand]

Thank you! :D Your videos are incredible as well!

[@mascatrails661]

Thanks! =D We're just starting to share and are loving learning and meeting the youtube community along the way.

[@dustydamsel6314]

Amen Halleluja

[@clara0822]

Can't wait to go hunting for this mushroom. My husband and I just got into mushroom hunting here in Western PA. We found maitake and chicken of the woods last week! So excited about this new venture:) Thanks Adam for your information on finding these mushrooms. God bless!!

[@trip_lord1atinstagram890]

👆👆👆👆I recently started microdosing and using psilocybin coupled with therapy. It has helped opened my emotions up

[@trip_lord1atinstagram890]

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[@SambodhaWellness]

Excellent video with a phenomenal ending. your message at the end truly landed for me, thank you.

[@LearnYourLand]

Thank you for watching.

[@mauricepaquette685]

Wonderfull presentation of the Pleurotus Ostreatus Adam you"re a delight to learn from on wild edibles 👍👍👍

[@benmonette7593]

Awesome add on at the end❤️❤️❤️

[@jak3589]

Thank you I found a nice cluster today 12/5 very very close to deer beds I had to go through wild rose & hawthorn trees not to bad though they were in a little clearing lots of deer rubs which they are hunting now in Ohio

[@brettlatulip67]

I love the depth of info. your videos really helping me towards getting training here in michigan.

[@LearnYourLand]

+Brett Latulip Thanks, I appreciate the kind words, and I'm glad that you're finding these videos helpful! -Adam

[@magnushomestead3824]

Thanks Adam!! You have such good energy and an attitude towards our natural world that we humans need more than ever to cultivate!! I always come away from your videos with an increased sense of appreciation and peace. Thank you so much, Magnus

[@donnaf2666]

I have a persimmon tree covered with wood bee holes that are now growing oyster mushrooms, from the ground to 20' up the tree. It's on a corner on Main St. Tomorrow, in the daylight, I'm going out with your video to verify the species. I've only hunted and eaten the morel varieties. Thanks so much!

[@ruinsane100]

I absolutely love your words of wisdom at the end of the video. I'm going to get outside to admire the beauty of our precious earth right now.

[@clintstevens6831]

Love your videos. I always learn so much. Just found some today, but wanted to double check your video to make sure I got the ID right

[@FDosty]

I especially appreciate the message at the end. Getting outside and absorbing God's creation with all your senses is one way to cleanse your soul.

[@floridaoceancurrents]

Thank you, Adam. With your help I identified and collected a wonderful oyster mushroom today.

[@LearnYourLand]

Awesome!

[@Xassaw]

I really enjoyed your video. I found it because today while cutting wood I discovered what I think are oyster mushrooms. This is my first time picking mushrooms & although your video showed them and described them well, I’m still a little nervous about eating them.😅🤷‍♀️

[@TheDannl21]

thankyou for the videos, Im still to scared to go picking on my own but maybe one day after I find someone in NC to show me what ive got growing around. I have lots of red capped mushrooms under my pines and havent seen a video on those yet.

[@janicecollins5153]

Adam, i really enjoy the videos. you are a great teacher.

[@deirmidlynch786]

Love the ending!!! Really touching. What is that music?

[@bebeharris]

I love love your personality and all the info you have on each mushroom! huge fan here!

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks!

[@troysarnowski5213]

They are awesome-with baked duck. I tend to find them the first week in November till 1 week in dec in the mo river bottoms in Missouri growing on water willows

[@halfgridhomestead]

Tisket tasket I love your basket ;) haha... love your videos. We love oyster mushrooms! I actually grew some in the yard this year by accident, I threw out a bucket of them I was trying to get to flush and last week they came up, on straw and wood pellets in a bucket with holes I threw by the strawberry bed as 'done'. So awesome. Cant wait till my log flushes, we inoculated some at the local nature center in a class. Thanks for sharing.

[@doodoobrn]

Just about tripped over three huge clusters just now near Nashville. The biggun is about 15 inches wide

[@joelmerrill]

I'm finding what I'm sure are yellow oyster mushrooms but I'm afraid to eat them without positively identifying them. I wish you would do a video on them. I have pictures but I don't see any way to attach them.

[@charlesfredrick4789]

They are a beautiful mushroom. Perfectly formed, and pure.

[@EarlLedden]

The oyster mushroom looks much like the angel wing mushroom which gives me cause for concern. Do you have any determinative way to tell the two apart?

[@LearnYourLand]

Earl, you're right... those two species can look like one another. True oysters are almost always bigger and firmer, and I typically find them on dead hardwood trees. Angel Wing mushrooms primarily grow on conifers, especially eastern hemlock trees, and they're typically smaller and more fragile compared to true oysters.

[@lepistanuda]

Aren't angel wings' gills non-decurrent?

[@magictooth2]

Oyster mushroom is grey-blueish to grey-brown cap, depending on age of the fungi, in my country (sweden). They may grow on wood that is dead, it may appear as if it is growing directly on the ground, but there is roots or dead tree underneath for sure. Hope this helps! It's season for this mushroom now

[@henryturnerjr3857]

I remember coming back from small game hunting some days with no animals. But hunting vests full of oyster mushrooms. Stiil a good trip!

[@Wilmaonthego]

You are so knowledgeable! I would like to know if you had publish any book in your knowledge of the land? I would like to buy it if you do.

[@keepmoving1185]

“He’s a little shy”.....😂

[@mykasiurka]

I've spend a long time researching into growing mushrooms at home and discovered a fantastic resource at Gregs Mushroom Grower (google it if you're interested)

[@spoonerbooner]

love this guy! thanks for the help found a clump growing out of a dead tree. lovely

[@aliciavalentyn5889]

We are in PACKWOOD WA - just found our own batch of Oysters Mushrooms... Thank you for your information :-)

[@goldenapples13]

Yes. Hit the jack pot of oysters. Golden too!! My first.

[@Mega1punkin]

You are such a magnificent being...beautiful and bright! Thank you so much for the time, knowledge, and energy you've invested and share. Truly a blessing...keep shining on Adam! Thanks again (:

[@jonathanallison6921]

Excellent! Love your ending thoughts as well....

[@henryrojas9892]

There are a few tips worth trying choose the best variety - there are many available. grow them in the best conditions - some such as oyster muchrooms like cool humid conditions and can be put outdoors (I read these and the reasons they work on gregs mushroom grower site )

[@Wanna.Wander]

Hi Adam! I love the flavor of them. Thank you for teaching me a bit

[@maryheltke1409]

I have a question. Can you please tell me about brown mushrooms and also the hard mushrooms that grow on trees .please

[@truyennam]

excellent.

[@martinpecheur8506]

This guy is the best on youtube

[@devinresinhands]

I love the knowledge You share! Thank you and keep making videos!

[@LearnYourLand]

Thank you!

[@1fanger]

Hi Adam, I got started in mushrooms with the King Bolete. Then, I found a huge colony of pear mushrooms, a puffball variety. I found a few other bolete varieties this summer. Before the summer was over, my source was unfortunately, nuked with Roundup. Some people will never learn.

[@LearnYourLand]

+1fanger Glad to hear you're into some choice edible mushrooms! Those are good ones indeed. Sorry to hear about the Roundup application... that always ruins a good spot!

[@Beesmakelifegoo]

Thank you,you are wonderful. So knowing and such a good teacher. We are extremely lucky to learn from you.bye

[@sasasostaric]

here's a few things worth trying choose the best variety - there are many available. grow them in the right environment - some eg oyster muchrooms like cool humid areas and may be placed outside (I read these and the reasons they work from gregs mushroom grower site )

[@cecilhouseknecht3143]

Angel wings and oysters seem to be quite similar. What is the best way to tell the difference between the two?

[@derektalkington2328]

One of the first non-morel species of wild mushrooms that I tried. Found a variety in my front yard growing on a dead tulip poplar which was all white with gills that extended down a slight stem. I was never able to identify the exact species, but was confident in identification as an Pleurotus variety. Sauteed it in a small amount of bacon grease, and it was surprisingly like eating turkey and noodles. My reading has indicated that they contain a cholesterol-lowering drug similar to statins. You usually mention any antibacterial, anti-tumor, and immuno-modulatory properties which is very interesting to me, but I rarely hear of any cardiovascular benefits. Are there other mushrooms with cardiovascular benefits other than the hike required to find them?

[@jweezyf0sheezy1]

Can you please tell us how to tell the difference between angel wings and oysters? The white variety is scary to differentiate. Thanks.

[@LearnYourLand]

Angel Wings grows in association with conifer trees, while Pleurotus ostreaus and others grow in association with hardwoods.

[@KendrickMan]

Can we have a video comparing all the different oyster mushroom varieties? Found some yesterday which I believe are oysters, but they don't quite look like the ones on google in every picture, which is never a comforting feeling when dealing with gilled mushrooms

[@gwengillis8513]

Do anybody know where you can find clusters of oyster mushrooms and Pierce county

[@reesietee1963]

Adam my husband found some this morning on the chestnut tree. Its white color on top but the bottom is gills like velvet brown. Is it ok to eat?

[@artiesanchez]

Wise words at the end. Keep inspiring.

[@Diane-l2m]

I found something like this it had gills but it was also hairy on top , fuzzy top Is it the same?

[@Djjdynomike]

My daughter just found her 1st oysters today she 9 im so proud of her ... And it was a large flush 4lbs ++ I was kinda jelly ...

[@veganfoodsYOUTUBE]

Would vegan fried 🍚 rice with fried mushroom be considered hot 🔥 water? I mean since water and oil don't mix does it just come down to temp?

[@psyience3213]

that is a beautiful mushroom. I love white gilled mushrooms for some reason.

[@sueperseven]

Love this precise moment

[@tyo6896]

Question!! I totem/sawdust spawned some popular wood last year with SNOW oysters, typically white..., this year a cluster is blue??? it looks grey/blue oysters but growing in a white cluster???

[@trip_lord1atinstagram890]

👆👆👆👆I recently started microdosing and using psilocybin coupled with therapy. It has helped opened my emotions up

[@shanebattles6132]

Really enjoy you’re videos big fan

[@dustydamsel6314]

The prose poem at the end was amazing = D = D = D

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks for making it that far into the video! :D

[@rem2510]

here's several suggestions you can try pick the best type - there are many available. grow them in the right conditions - some such as oyster muchrooms like cool humid conditions and can be put outdoors (I discovered these and the reasons they work from Gregs Mushroom Grower site )

[@mzii1420]

There are several tips you can try pick the top type - there are many available. grow them in the best environment - some eg oyster muchrooms like cool humid conditions and can be put outside (I read these and the reasons they work from Gregs Mushroom Grower site )

[@alethawilliams4843]

Thank you. I found my first on my solo walk into a new park.

[@KendrickMan]

Do these get more of a yellow colour with age?

[@serenal6827]

Love your channel and have been learning lots!! Could you possibly do video on tricholoma terreum if you guys see that in Pennsylvania? This one has me stumped as there seems to be a debate over if it is edible or not due to a false study done on possible toxins and also toxic cousins.

[@hondaxl250k0]

any look alikes? i found some today growing on a tree.. but they have a longer base and the gills run all the way down..

[@MElaughs]

Even in England your lessons are valuable. ☮️

[@justinkyledavidson]

Beautiful find!!

[@thomasbrooklyn1820]

I like your philosophy, Adam. Subscribed! :)

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks Thomas!

[@caul55coker]

Hi, got a question from North MS. When you harvest an edible mushroom, are you supposed to leave parts of it, or are you just as well to take the whole mushroom?

[@naturalamerican9238]

Who wrote that at the end?

[@AleksandarAlexMesicki]

Hi there! I could definitely use your help out here. I know some things myself and would be nice if we can join our outdoor forces! Love your video!

[@hahahohol]

Whats the difference between angel wing and oysters?

[@europg81]

I got some elm oysters yesterday

[@jesseslab]

Great videos, thank you!

[@regalbeagleproductions523]

Don't they help clean up toxicity in the soil?

[@103troy]

Killer intro Adam!

[@Njennings42]

Hey Adam! I just found a couple of these on a downed aspen in my woods, but I'm not 100% sure. Are there any mushrooms that look similar that I should look into first?

[@g.e.boroush5176]

Don't forget to do a spore print if you are uncertain. That helps a lot. To do a spore print, lay the mushroom, gill side down, on a piece of white paper - like you put in your printer. Leave it overnight. In the morning you will see a spore print which is the dropping of the spores from the gills onto the paper. Adam states that for oyster mushrooms, the spore print will be white to lavender-ish. The spore print helps to confirm what kind of mushroom you have. I once took a spore print of a mushroom that I thought was identical to a safe mushroom that I'd already identified and eaten. The safe mushroom was known to have a white spore print. The mushroom I was attempting to confirm the identity on looked identical but the spore print color was determined to be poisonous as it was brown (if I recall correctly). So this was a poisonous look-alike. It's wise to be careful and use the tools to make a good identification. A spore print is definitely helpful. :-)

[@angelicafreund8551]

@@g.e.boroush5176 thank you so much for that very important information..very clear and concise 😊

[@jacoblang2712]

Found them growing on a dead weeping willow ,can anyone tell me if that's possible?

[@benczyrny6523]

Very interested

[@jeremycaputi8770]

What do you do with the harvested toxic species if they hold no medicinal values? I love the videos and channel! Keep up the good work! There's a (secret haha) spot I frequent in NH with hundreds of different species you would love. If you're ever in the area, I can let you in on that secret!

[@petset77]

Great commentary at the end of the video. Television exists to create customers. That $300,000 ad you mention is there to encourage mindless people to buy something (often something they don't need). Thanks for another great video.

[@LearnYourLand]

You're welcome, Steve. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts!

[@Shamri212]

I just found some Oysters about three or four pounds you know what i'm having for supper.

[@esox1982]

love your videos man

[@YouMockMe]

I can't thumbs up this one....are there any look a likes, do I need to find a certain tree??? Or any (white, tan) shelf mushroom with a nub and vertically gills is an oyster?