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In response to Jane S: Chicken of the Woods is considered hard to mistake IF it is taken from an oak, but confirm its features with descriptions from several sources, and try just a little initially. Yes I have eaten it from one I collected, but did so with caution as I am a relative novice. Good advice about eating it at http://www.zimbio.com/Wild+Mushrooms/articles/35/Chicken+Woods+Laetiporus+sulphureus It is indicative of decay of the heartwood; a tree may live on for many years with some hollowing out of the heartwood, OR it could topple in a storm! Bondarzewia berkeleyi is apparenty a very aggressive pathogen (John Crabtree) Edibility unknown, but there are reports that related species are edible. Grifola frondosa: The Hen of the Woods usually found near the base of oaks, is edible. Photos of all three on Halifax oaks at http://versicolor.ca/mroom >>>>>>>>>>> Sat, 29 Sep 2012 Hi, folks. there is an oak near our house that has several large colonies of orange fungi growing on it. (The tree does not look healthy.) They look like the internet images of either of the two you have mentioned. I have three questions about these fungi: 1) Are there any poisonous look-alikes to these? 2) Have any of you eaten either? 3) Are they harming the tree? Thanks. Jane Schlosberg
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