Oyster Mushrooms

Pleurotus

Oyster mushrooms have the longest growing season and can colonize both conifer and deciduous trees.

Cap

creamy white to dark brown, shell to kidney or fan shaped

creamy white to pale tan, closely spaced

if present, off-center and attached directly to dead or dying wood

white, lilac, yellow, or pale brown

Cottonwood, Alder, Conifers, Birch, Beach Oak, Maple

Late Summer through Spring