Resources for Mushroom Growers Maitake Cultivation
Also known a hen-of-the-woods, the maitake mushroom grows in the wild around chestnut trees in summer and fall. It's a wood rotting fungus, so it was easily domesticated. It's a fascinating mushroom with great medicinal properties.
Alice W. Chen, Ph.D.; Paul Stamets, President Fungi Perfecti; Nian-Lai Huang, Director Sanming Mycological Institute and Sheng-Hua Han, General Manager Hua-Dan Mushrooms: Maitake at a Glance. (PDF - 108K)