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You will get 2 large white oak logs, 4.5 to 6.0 inches in diameter and 12 inches long, cut from standing live trees in our sustainable forest. The loose exterior bark will be scrapped off prior to shipping. You will not get the logs pictured, but nearly identical ones.
Oregon White Oak (Quercus garrayana), is know to be the best tree available in North America for growing various type of edible mushrooms: Shittake; Pink Oyster, Yellow oyster, Blue Oyster, Pohu Oyster, Phoenix Oyster, Lions Mane, Chicken of The Woods, Elm Mushrooms, and others. Basically any commercial mushroom plug will do exceedingly well on Oregon White Oak.
While you can find many sellers of mushroom plugs, if you live in the city, or the suburbs, finding satisfactory logs can be difficult if not impossible.
The Oregon White Oak we are offering comes direct from our property.
These will be shipped with the bark intact, however we do scrape off the loose outer bark and moss. . Oregon White Oak is a very heavy and dense wood. Tests have show that our logs weigh about 75 –80 pounds per cubic foot. To attempt to make shipping more affordable, we are offering these logs in sizes that will fit in flat rate priority mailers. We can of course ship longer lengths, but the freight is very expensive. Email me for details.
Simply follow the plug manufacturer instructions, and you will have some of the best tasting, and best medicinal mushrooms around; mushrooms from fresh Oregon White Oak logs.
You simply drill holes into our fresh cut oak logs and tap the plugs into the holes as per the plug suppliers instructions. Place the logs in shade and water a few times a week.
These logs will produce fresh mushrooms for 3 to 5 years, if tended properly as per the instructions provided with the specific mushroom plug you use.
Our logs take up very little space for growing mushrooms, and once inoculated with the mushroom plugs of your choice, require no more care nor knowledge than a common tropical plant. Our logs may be used for growing mushrooms on a coffee table, counter, closet, corner or desk. They will produce mushrooms almost anywhere room temperature is maintained as long as they are watered, and plug suppliers instructions are followed! Now you have the opportunity not only to enjoy watching exotic mushrooms grow, but also the enjoyment of eating the freshest organic mushrooms possible.
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This S&H amount is good only in the USA. On items that are shipped to other countries, S&H will be more. Email me if you have any questions on shipping. This is a smoke free house. I reserve the right to change the shipping service listed. Thank you.