Inoculating Yellow Oyster Mushrooms on Stumps
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The yellow oyster mushroom has a vibrant color, a delicious taste, and the ability to grow aggressively. Take a look at the inoculation process in this video,
The springtime is a great time to inoculate stumps with yellow oyster mushroom spawn. I am going through the process for you today.
I am inoculating a red maple stump where the total size of the tree is about 20 feet tall. The tools I use are a chainsaw and some protective gear, a hammer and some nails. I am also using some yellow oyster mushroom spawn. This mushroom will fruit during the summer once it gets established, which will likely take two years. However, after it does fully colonize the tree it will be able to produce for many years to come.
I essentially cut little cookies into the tree with the chainsaw. I cut a total of five that go around the entire tree. The mycelium is then packed into the holes so it will grow down into the roots of the maple for moisture, as the mycelium also grows up the tree.
I begin by breaking up the spawn. The yellow oyster mushroom spawn has a great smell to it, which is a lemony-cucumber aroma.
I start by taking one of the cookies out of the tree. I place the mycelium down at the bottom of the hole and press it down tightly. The cookie is then placed back on top. I jam more mycelium into the top of the cookie as well. You really want to pack the mycelium in so that it does not all dry out. In the northeast it is ideal to do these inoculations in April when you are seeing a fair amount of rain in the forecast. That will help your chances of success.
Once the mycelium is all packed in, I pick up my nails and hammer so I can tighten up the gap between the wood. I put the nails in with some going upwards and others going down so that it is well attached. Sink the nails in enough so that the wood cookies get tight into the tree.
Some of the mycelium closer to the top of the cookie may dry out, but the mycelium that is well-packed into the tree deeper will be fine. Big cookies are helpful in this process. I cut mine about 3-4” deep. I wouldn’t go any smaller than that. A base layer that is 4 or more inches is ideal. This tree will probably take a year to colonize and then will hopefully begin producing yellow oyster mushrooms by next July.
Nice. Looking forward to seeing the video of it fruiting.
Yeah I look forward to when it fruits!
Has it fruited?
Have they started fruiting?
I wonder, about putting the wedges (cookies) back, maybe tacking them like you have, but then putting a wrap or two of plastic to hold the moisture in and such, at least for the first year.
Very well explained.
Glad you liked it
Nice method, have you considered adding a filler on the outside of the cookies like some wet sawdust? Seems like it'd be ok if it, the filler, dried out over time and added a bit extra food plus would help save on spawn. Example: Pack bottom and top of cookie with spawn then nail it in and pack wet sawdust around it in the gaps etc. or have you tried that and it didn't work out well? Thanks for your video explaining your methodology.
This is an awesome idea Ryan, DO IT!1
is it possible to do this on a stump that's alive? we have four stumps of black locust that were cut down at least ten years ago and I don't know if they are alive or dead because we have lot of shouts in our field and I don't know which is the mother tree. maybe all the stums are alive.
Don't think it would work🤣