Grifola frondosa Culture

Common name: Maitake or Hen of the WoodsFruiting Temperature: 50–60 °F Maitake is a delicious, soft-fleshed polypore that grows in northern, temperate deciduous forests. It grows well on hardwood sawdust/chips/bran, and typically produces one large mushroom per flush. This species requires more attention to detail than other mushrooms. Fungi Perfecti is constantly working with these strains, screening and maintaining cell lines. Fungi Perfecti is releasing the following strains for use on a conditional basis. Each order of in vitro mushroom cultures is custom-made: lead time for cultures is 6–8 weeks from date of order. Please note: Unlike our ready-to-grow Mushroom Patches and Mushroom Plug Spawn, our cultures do not come with instructions. It is assumed that the purchaser is sufficiently familiar with mushroom culture technique to utilize these cultures. The books Growing Gourmet & Medicinal Mushrooms and The Mushroom Cultivator are essential tools in this endeavor. By purchasing