a cluster of oyster mushrooms on a tree

Do oyster mushrooms grow on the same tree over multiple years? In fact, they do. Back in May of 2018, I’d been looking for morels in Mills Norrie park, on the Hudson River’s eastern bank, when I ran into two couples in the woods. It was clear they were doing the same thing I was: looking for morels. We chatted briefly, then went our separate ways. The morel hunting was bunk. Even though I’d been told the park had once delivered a good stash for a friend several years back, I wasn’t finding any. Still, a couple of hours in,

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Oyster Mushrooms While We Wait
Facing East, and Heading West
Hunting Trees, Hunting Morels
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