Young Hemlock Reishi

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Well  looky here. I spy a tree FULL of young Hemlock Reishi! Here in the northeast our ‘Reishi’ is Hemlock reishi, Ganoderma tsugae.  The original reishi, or Ganoderma lucidum, grows on hardwoods, and is quite uncommon here in New England.

Young hemlock reishi, Immature reishi, Ganoderma tsugae, on hemlock

Awe. How cute!

Young hemlock Reishi mushrooms,Ganoderma tsugae, starting on hemlock tree

That is going to be a lot o’ Reishi in a couple of months.

Young hemlock reishi mushrooms, Immature Ganoderma tsugaue, on hemlock

I’m not going to talk of the medicinal uses here, but a great reference is Robert Roger’s A Fungal Pharmacy** for those who may be interested!

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