Pleurotus ostreatus - Sporeless Brown Oyster Genetics Mushroom Harvest Hint: Allow black ball

Harvest Hint:  Allow black ball structures to form on the top surface and enlarge

Description:  A distinctive white mushroom that forms giant pompoms of solid mushroom flesh

Growth in lower light creates a form similar to the standard king oyster mushroom

Common Names: Maitake

and a thick partial veil that leaves a skirt on the stem

Pleurotus ostreatus - Sporeless Brown Oyster Genetics Mushroom Harvest Hint: Allow black ballSporeless (brown) Oyster Scientific Name: Pleurotus ostreatus Common Names: Brown Oyster, Wood Oyster, Tree Oyster, Oyster Shelf, Straw Mushroom, Hiratake, Tamogitake Description: A large, tender, delicious mushroom with a beautiful brown colored cap, this cultivar was cloned from local Southwestern Ontario specimens. Brown oyster and other P. ostreatus species are some of the easiest to grow because they fruit using many substrates over a wide range