The Mountain Blonde Morel- Morchella tridentina

This video is an expose on what exactly is a "Mountain Blonde Morel," or the 'Western Blonde Morel.' This is one of the most beautiful and elusive of all of the natural morels, and one of the most tasty. It grows where it wants, not dependent on any tree or plant, it acts much like a saprobe and can pop up in the most unusual of places. In this video I encountered some under Big Leaf Maple, a very unlikely tree to have mushrooms growing with or beneath it, but as with most mushrooms, once I think I know something for sure about them, they go ahead and prove me wrong. Thanks for watching this remix video where I repurposed some older footage and re-cut it in a way to make a complete understanding of this gorgeous mushroom possible.
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[@seandepoppe6716]

This will be my 3rd season watching your videos and still yet to find a Morrell myself. I'm just north of you in Whatcom County. I can confidently ID alot of other mushroom varieties. But those Morrells are elusive! I can feel it though, 2024 is the year! Wish me luck. 🍄😎🍄

[@DoubleADay]

Get above 2000' elevation

[@masamunesword]

I heard from someone that they seemed to have better luck in a lowland burn around the maples than any of the conifers and I was wondering. Another fascinating datapoint.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

That's interesting, thanks for sharing.

[@mauricemauch32]

Great video, thank you for posting, morels are great because they grow where they want, amazing to see them growing with cedar, maple and sword ferns!

[@ethanzapach]

I just moved further north than I’ve ever been (northern Alberta) and I’m anxiously awaiting morel season. I’m not used to spring coming so late. For now, I will live through you & your videos😅

[@johncox1026]

Another beautiful video, with spectacular mushrooms! I can only hope to one day have a find as beautiful as that. Thank you, Aaron, for sharing that with us! 🍄

[@johncox1026]

Aaron, I do have to confess something. . . . I am not a fan of the opening music this year. I really liked the way last years music held more of an eclectic, mysterious edge to it. It seems as though all of the major sports have on occasion throwback days where they will wear their old uniforms. How about a throwback day in the Wonderland where you use the old music montage? You know I love you either way Aaron- mush love from the Hudson Valley of New York🍄

[@tylerkrug7719]

Dam bro!! You are on the mushroom hot spot!

[@RickSteckler]

Dude, the video of that Morel flush is absolutely AMAZING! I’m on my way back now from a local burn, feeling good about getting a bag of nice ones this late in the season but DAMN - that bag of morels you had was epic! Now you’re gonna have me looking totally differently at the woods that surround my house in Olympia, which are just like the woods in the video. BTW I’m looking forward to meeting you and listening tomorrow night at the SSMC!

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Cool meeting you tonight!

[@tylerkrug7719]

Great video! As always! Awesome footage and quality content! Thank you

[@fullbloodedamerican1366]

I remember seeing that episode when you found all them morels in that randomly weird out of place spot. I was so excited with you watching along while you filled up them "breathable reusable plastic bags" 😅 with little goodies! Like kids on Halloween!

[@HanspeterPlanzer]

Thank you very much for this information. Greetings from central Switzerland.

[@slobaru7094]

still finding common morels here in nebraska too, just about to go for a hunt myself.

[@yungestlegend]

me and all my homies love mushroom wonderland

[@cogiyawns245]

Whenever I think I’ve figured out morels, they throw a curveball. They reveal themselves when and where they please.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Truth!

[@lisacassells3828]

That was fun. Were I live now, I don't find many.

[@richardweber7218]

Do you have a way for people to contact you, to verify some mushroom identification? I think I've found agrocybe praecox in my yard. But I'm not positive.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

You can find mushroom Wonderland on Facebook and send a picture there, it's tough to appeal to all of the ID requests but I do try! Also on Instagram at mushroom.wonderland

[@blackbeardgoatjr2434]

When was this recorded?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

May 2022 is when the mushrooms were filmed

[@BlAcKpHrAcK]

Found Morchella americana in French Canadian mixed forest, putting some back for foragers, they are not buggy either. The Gyromitra esculenta were not as clean. Tonight's breeding, hot love between a King Bolete and Dryad's Saddle. A King Dryad is the targeted hybridisation, I often see what I planned for. The idea is to have composite fungi (similar to composite florenscenses in flowering species), several fungal fruits upon one body, like a four-headed Porcinin maybe, we will see. Back-crossed to Boletus edulis, an effort to lose the cucumber flavour of the Dryad, in favour of Porcinin flavonoid-producing chemotype. Caught a five-pound Dryad's Saddle (parent for breeding), with approximately ten heads, I fertilised the large specimen prior to collection.