Soon. Lots of indicator species are showing.
I’ve checked some while out picking fiddleheads, in fact even today I looked but have found none yet nor do I know anyone who has and others have looked as well
I’m in Sussex county.

 

Soon. Lots of indicator species are showing.
I’ve checked some while out picking fiddleheads, in fact even today I looked but have found none yet nor do I know anyone who has and others have looked as well
I’m in Sussex county.

yes I've noticed the Fiddleheads piping up all over besides all the skunk cabbage hopping the ground is warm enough.

 

My buddy just found a few in town today.

 

What county !

View attachment 17538 My buddy just found a few in town today.

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Good day so far. He’s bringing em to me and my morning went well too.
A double beard

 

View attachment 17538 My buddy just found a few in town today.

I spent the day looking around Norvin Green forest today no luck yet. My Mycological Club has reported some in Morris county ,Sussex county and Bergen county. None showing up in this area as of yet still a little cold.

 

Looked again today. Didn’t find any true morels but found a couple of these about 300 yards from my house

 

View attachment 18500 Looked again today. Didn’t find any true morels but found a couple of these about 300 yards from my house

I have news for you. That is a true morel! It is Morchella semilibera. Colloquially called a "half free" morel or "dog pecker". There are false morels that look a lot like half frees, and are in the genus Verpa. The pic you posted is perfect. Half frees are completely hollow, just like all true morels. Verpas have a white, cottony substance in the stem. Plus the cap attachment is entirely different.

 

We’ve been finding em pretty reg now and I’m in Sussex

 

nice.

 

I have news for you. That is a true morel! It is Morchella semilibera. Colloquially called a "half free" morel or "dog pecker". There are false morels that look a lot like half frees, and are in the genus Verpa. The pic you posted is perfect. Half frees are completely hollow, just like all true morels. Verpas have a white, cottony substance in the stem. Plus the cap attachment is entirely different.

I know what it is. I ate em but thank you

 

Okay. Your post confused me. You wrote, "Didn't find any true morels". The half free IS a true morel!

 

Oh I gotcha I missed that. I do know it’s actually a true morel. Just not the exact morel I was looking for hence the way I wrote that.
Thanks again though

 

Cool. The only reason I got so "enthusiastic" about my reply was that, despite the resources available these days, there still seems to be a lot of misinformation out there. Was just perusing another state's board, and there was a guy who found an absolute mother lode of half frees, but was convinced they were no good! Another poster and I got him straightened out on ID, and now he has a feast on his hands. I told him I was jealous as I find almost no half frees here.

I figure that's what these boards are for, to help each other. But, we have no way of knowing the experience level of anyone we are responding to.

 

Well thanks for being willing to help. That’s a good thing

 

This one was Morris County today. Beat up but still cool to find one that big.