Besides being found at the base of pine trees, there’s another reason this particular fungus has been dubbed the Christmas ...

Matsutake mushrooms can command over $1,400 per kilo. In Sweden’s Arctic, you can find them in the wild ...

2. Observe the Habitat Note where the mushroom is growing: On soil, wood, grass, or leaf litter? Under specific trees (e.g., pine, oak, birch)? Mushrooms often form symbiotic relationships with ...

He said that results in a decrease in soil with lower nutrients, ideal conditions for matsutake, causing other mushrooms to grow. In some cases, pine trees are dying out due to parasitic nematodes ...

or pine mushroom—is not easy. The finest specimens only grow around the roots of pine trees from August to September at an elevation above 13,000 feet. But Drolma grew up foraging on the frigid ...