How to Pick Morel Mushrooms
Once you’ve found wild morel mushrooms, it’s important to know how to properly pick them. You do not want to damage either the mushrooms themselves or the plant from which they’re growing, because you want it to grow more mushrooms in the future. Thankfully, it is not difficult to pick the mushrooms in a way that does not disturb the underlying plant and also does not require any overly specialized tools.
Things You'll Need
- Mesh, paper, or cloth bag
- Sharp knife or shears
Instructions
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Examine the morel you have found and how it is attached. You should see its head and also some stem, although much of the stem will extend below where you're able to see, which is often inside the trunks of living trees.
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Lift the head of the morel carefully, but do not pull it.
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Cut the stem of the morel at the lowest point, closest to where it disappears into the tree trunk. Use either a sharp knife or shears to do this.
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Put your newly collected morel in the bag you’ve brought along. Take it and any others you find on your morel hunt home to enjoy.
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