do not exist?!

[omth]

Hey all,

Up here on the shores of Lake Superior we have plenty of oak trees... and I have now crossed the 100 tree point in looking for my first Hen o the Woods...

I am forced to think one of several things.
1. They do not grow this far north.
2. It is past the season and too chilly now up here.
3. It was too dry of a year for them to fruit, but they are there, under the soil, waiting for a drenching.

thoughts? tips? advice?

[aaron]

I've been reading hens prefer black oak trees. The few I've found this year have been mostly smaller, rotted and dried out but around what I'm thinking are black oaks.

[cisco]

omth - I've looked, but I've never found a hen anywhere near Ashland. The only one I've ever seen in the north was down near Hayward.

[omth]

BAH!

Thanks, yet another year where I have still not found a Hen!

[cisco]

Don't stop looking. October can be a great month for mushrooms. Far less bug damage after a couple of hard frosts. But we need rain really badly.