Chicken-of-the-Woods, Laetiporus sulphureus will continue to flush on old, live oaks. I was finding them into November but make sure they are still moist on the inside. They can be mealy and hard to eat if they are not moist on the inside. I imagine that the texture feels somewhat like a bioport from the movie eXistenZ. I recently watched this late 90's Cronenberg movie starring Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh so BE CAREFUL when handling a bioport. I have seen COTW grow to prime size and moisture in around 3 days. Also keep an eye out for oysters on black willows and oaks. If we get rain we may also see some fall oysters.
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