Fall Morels

flowerbedlady · Sep 25, 2013, 5:58 am

Has anybody started looking for fall morels yet? My sister and I have never looked in the fall, but have heard they do grow in Michigan in the fall so we want to give it a go. Not sure when to start. Went out yesterday, but found nothing.

**Frank** · Sep 26, 2013, 3:28 am

False. They don't come up in the fall RuthAnn.

Some novices think they see them, but it always some other type of mushroom of non-edible type, stinkhorns and the like, that really doesn't look like a morel except to an excited newbie. Morel hunting in the fall is a lot like the old Snipe hunting joke played on someone foolish enough to fall for it.

There are lots of other good mushrooms in the fall though, so study up on them and you will be surprised at the bounty that can be had.

Mushroom Jack · Sep 27, 2013, 9:51 am

This is a quote from Mushroom Expert Michael Kuo, however, they are also being found now in parts of California, thru Summer and Fall according to Fungi Magazine editor / owner Britt Bunyard

I have studied one collection of Morchella rufobrunnea from central Michigan, where the species appeared in an urban garden in October; it appears to represent an escape from a nearby facility where morels are commercially cultivated.

This Morel is now known as the " Mulch Morel " since it shows up in cultivated areas, and can show up at any time of the year.

Jochs · Oct 2, 2013, 1:06 am

There are some stinkhorns that look like morels. I have never heard of fall morels in Michigan.

There really is a bird called a snipe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipe_hunt
The real Snipe extremely difficult to catch.

**Frank** · Oct 2, 2013, 4:11 am

Yes, there are real snipes Jochs, but you usually hunt them with a gun and not with a bag held in front of pee'd upon shoes. LOL

cjhsa · Oct 14, 2013, 2:49 pm

I found some morchella rufobrunnea growing in my old CA garden one spring, and the next year in a pathway along a fence nearby. They are oddly colored, but definitely a morel.

Now, as far as "Fall Morels" go, could this just be a bastardization of "False Morels"?

Justapickin · Oct 15, 2013, 6:47 am

Would that be Wilson Snipe Frank?

JonDaHighlander · Nov 5, 2013, 8:19 pm

I agree with Jack

Sep 25, 2013, 5:58 am	#1
flowerbedlady Full Member Name: RuthAnn Southern, Michigan USA Waterford Join Date: Apr 19, 2013 Posts: 11	Fall Morels Has anybody started looking for fall morels yet? My sister and I have never looked in the fall, but have heard they do grow in Michigan in the fall so we want to give it a go. Not sure when to start. Went out yesterday, but found nothing.

Sep 26, 2013, 3:28 am	#2
Frank Host Name: Frank Central, Michigan USA Midland Co. Join Date: Feb 7, 2003 Posts: 8,245	Re: Fall Morels False. They don't come up in the fall RuthAnn. Some novices think they see them, but it always some other type of mushroom of non-edible type, stinkhorns and the like, that really doesn't look like a morel except to an excited newbie. Morel hunting in the fall is a lot like the old Snipe hunting joke played on someone foolish enough to fall for it. There are lots of other good mushrooms in the fall though, so study up on them and you will be surprised at the bounty that can be had. __________________ Frank Some of the best people are found right here. - You! Who owned the Michigan Morel Plates before I did? Click Here

Sep 27, 2013, 9:51 am	#3
Mushroom Jack Enhanced Membership Name: Jack Northern, Michigan USA Lewiston Join Date: Mar 21, 2009 Posts: 387	Re: Fall Morels This is a quote from Mushroom Expert Michael Kuo, however, they are also being found now in parts of California, thru Summer and Fall according to Fungi Magazine editor / owner Britt Bunyard I have studied one collection of Morchella rufobrunnea from central Michigan, where the species appeared in an urban garden in October; it appears to represent an escape from a nearby facility where morels are commercially cultivated. This Morel is now known as the " Mulch Morel " since it shows up in cultivated areas, and can show up at any time of the year. __________________ Tip of the " Mushroom Cap " to ya's !!!

Oct 2, 2013, 1:06 am	#4
Jochs Full Member Name: Jeff Southern, Michigan USA Benton Harbor Join Date: Feb 26, 2010 Posts: 1,718	Re: Fall Morels There are some stinkhorns that look like morels. I have never heard of fall morels in Michigan. There really is a bird called a snipe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipe_hunt The real Snipe extremely difficult to catch. __________________ Jeff O.

Oct 2, 2013, 4:11 am	#5
Frank Host Name: Frank Central, Michigan USA Midland Co. Join Date: Feb 7, 2003 Posts: 8,245	Re: Fall Morels Yes, there are real snipes Jochs, but you usually hunt them with a gun and not with a bag held in front of pee'd upon shoes. LOL __________________ Frank Some of the best people are found right here. - You! Who owned the Michigan Morel Plates before I did? Click Here

Oct 14, 2013, 2:49 pm	#6
cjhsa Enhanced Membership Name: Craig Southern, Michigan USA Join Date: Feb 24, 2010 Posts: 228	Re: Fall Morels I found some morchella rufobrunnea growing in my old CA garden one spring, and the next year in a pathway along a fence nearby. They are oddly colored, but definitely a morel. Now, as far as "Fall Morels" go, could this just be a bastardization of "False Morels"?

Oct 15, 2013, 6:47 am	#7
Justapickin Enhanced Membership Name: Gary Northern, Michigan USA Join Date: Apr 26, 2003 Posts: 1,978	Re: Fall Morels Would that be Wilson Snipe Frank?

Nov 5, 2013, 8:19 pm	#8
JonDaHighlander Moderator Name: jon Southern, Michigan USA Fenton Join Date: Apr 26, 2010 Posts: 1,089	Re: Fall Morels I agree with Jack

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