Wood guide

Oak

• ★ Shiitake: perfect match
• ★ Turkey tail: perfect match
• ● Chicken of the woods: good choice
• ● Reishi: good choice
• ● Chestnut mushroom: good choice
• ○ Maitake: possible, but there are better
• ○ Nameko: possible, but there are better
• ○ Lion's mane: possible, but there are better
• ○ Oyster mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Shimeji: possible, but there are better
• ○ Summer oyster: possible, but there are better
• ○ Enoki: possible, but there are better
• ○ Split gill: possible, but there are better
• ✗ Wood ear: not suitable
• ✗ Pioppino: not suitable

Beech

• ★ Lion's mane: perfect match
• ★ Chestnut mushroom: perfect match
• ● Shiitake: good choice
• ● Oyster mushroom: good choice
• ● Summer oyster: good choice
• ● Nameko: good choice
• ● Turkey tail: good choice
• ● Split gill: good choice
• ○ Reishi: possible, but there are better
• ○ Enoki: possible, but there are better
• ○ Shimeji: possible, but there are better
• ○ Wood ear: possible, but there are better
• ✗ Black Pearl King: not suitable
• ✗ Maitake: not suitable
• ✗ Pioppino: not suitable
• ✗ Chicken of the woods: not suitable

Birch

• ★ Oyster mushroom: perfect match
• ● Shiitake: good choice
• ● Enoki: good choice
• ● Turkey tail: good choice
• ● Summer oyster: good choice
• ○ Chestnut mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Nameko: possible, but there are better
• ○ Lion's mane: possible, but there are better
• ○ Reishi: possible, but there are better
• ✗ Maitake: not suitable
• ✗ Wood ear: not suitable
• ✗ Pioppino: not suitable
• ✗ Chicken of the woods: not suitable

Poplar

• ★ Oyster mushroom: perfect match
• ★ Nameko: perfect match
• ● Enoki: good choice
• ● Summer oyster: good choice
• ● Turkey tail: good choice
• ○ Pioppino: possible, but there are better
• ○ Shiitake: possible, but there are better
• ○ Chestnut mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Shimeji: possible, but there are better
• ○ Lion's mane: possible, but there are better
• ○ Wood ear: possible, but there are better
• ○ Split gill: possible, but there are better
• ✗ Black Pearl King: not suitable
• ✗ Maitake: not suitable
• ✗ Reishi: not suitable
• ✗ Chicken of the woods: not suitable

Willow

• ★ Enoki: perfect match
• ★ Oyster mushroom: perfect match
• ● Nameko: good choice
• ● Pioppino: good choice
• ● Turkey tail: good choice
• ○ Summer oyster: possible, but there are better
• ○ Chestnut mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Shiitake: possible, but there are better
• ○ Shimeji: possible, but there are better
• ○ Wood ear: possible, but there are better
• ✗ Black Pearl King: not suitable
• ✗ Maitake: not suitable
• ✗ Reishi: not suitable
• ✗ Chicken of the woods: not suitable

Maple

• ★ Lion's mane: perfect match
• ● Shiitake: good choice
• ● Reishi: good choice
• ● Nameko: good choice
• ● Turkey tail: good choice
• ● Wood ear: good choice
• ○ Enoki: possible, but there are better
• ○ Oyster mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Chestnut mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Pioppino: possible, but there are better
• ○ Shimeji: possible, but there are better
• ○ Summer oyster: possible, but there are better
• ✗ Maitake: not suitable
• ✗ Split gill: not suitable
• ✗ Chicken of the woods: not suitable

Alder

• ★ Shiitake: perfect match
• ● Nameko: good choice
• ● Summer oyster: good choice
• ● Turkey tail: good choice
• ● Enoki: good choice
• ● Oyster mushroom: good choice
• ○ Pioppino: possible, but there are better
• ○ Chestnut mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Reishi: possible, but there are better
• ○ Shimeji: possible, but there are better
• ○ Wood ear: possible, but there are better
• ○ Split gill: possible, but there are better
• ✗ Maitake: not suitable
• ✗ Lion's mane: not suitable
• ✗ Chicken of the woods: not suitable

Hornbeam

• ★ Shiitake: perfect match
• ● Lion's mane: good choice
• ○ Nameko: possible, but there are better
• ○ Oyster mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Enoki: possible, but there are better
• ○ Chestnut mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Summer oyster: possible, but there are better
• ○ Turkey tail: possible, but there are better
• ✗ Wood ear: not suitable
• ✗ Chicken of the woods: not suitable

Sweet chestnut

• ★ Shiitake: perfect match
• ● Chicken of the woods: good choice
• ○ Lion's mane: possible, but there are better
• ○ Reishi: possible, but there are better
• ○ Maitake: possible, but there are better
• ○ Oyster mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Shimeji: possible, but there are better
• ○ Summer oyster: possible, but there are better
• ○ Turkey tail: possible, but there are better
• ○ Chestnut mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Wood ear: possible, but there are better
• ✗ Black Pearl King: not suitable
• ✗ Enoki: not suitable
• ✗ Nameko: not suitable
• ✗ Pioppino: not suitable
• ✗ Split gill: not suitable

Horse chestnut

Not to be confused with sweet chestnut. Horse chestnut is soft wood and a mediocre choice for most species.

• ○ Enoki: possible, but there are better
• ○ Oyster mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Nameko: possible, but there are better
• ○ Lion's mane: possible, but there are better

Elm

• ★ Lion's mane: perfect match
• ● Shimeji: good choice
• ● Turkey tail: good choice
• ● Oyster mushroom: good choice
• ○ Enoki: possible, but there are better
• ○ Reishi: possible, but there are better
• ○ Shiitake: possible, but there are better
• ○ Summer oyster: possible, but there are better
• ○ Chestnut mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Nameko: possible, but there are better
• ○ Maitake: possible, but there are better
• ○ Wood ear: possible, but there are better
• ✗ Pioppino: not suitable
• ✗ Chicken of the woods: not suitable

Ash

• ● Turkey tail: good choice
• ○ Enoki: possible, but there are better
• ○ Nameko: possible, but there are better
• ○ Oyster mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Summer oyster: possible, but there are better
• ✗ Maitake: not suitable
• ✗ Chicken of the woods: not suitable

Lime

• ★ Turkey tail: perfect match
• ● Summer oyster: good choice
• ● Enoki: good choice
• ● Oyster mushroom: good choice
• ○ Shimeji: possible, but there are better
• ○ Pioppino: possible, but there are better
• ○ Split gill: possible, but there are better
• ○ Chestnut mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Wood ear: possible, but there are better
• ○ Lion's mane: possible, but there are better
• ✗ Maitake: not suitable
• ✗ Chicken of the woods: not suitable

Walnut

• ● Wood ear: good choice
• ○ Lion's mane: possible, but there are better
• ○ Enoki: possible, but there are better
• ○ Turkey tail: possible, but there are better
• ○ Oyster mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Split gill: possible, but there are better
• ✗ Shiitake: not suitable
• ✗ Chicken of the woods: not suitable

Cherry

• ★ Nameko: perfect match
• ● Chestnut mushroom: good choice
• ○ Chicken of the woods: possible, but there are better
• ○ Reishi: possible, but there are better
• ○ Shiitake: possible, but there are better
• ○ Oyster mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Lion's mane: possible, but there are better
• ○ Turkey tail: possible, but there are better
• ○ Summer oyster: possible, but there are better
• ○ Enoki: possible, but there are better
• ✗ Maitake: not suitable
• ✗ Wood ear: not suitable

Hazel

Hazel usually gives thin stems. Only use the thickest branches, from about 8 cm.

• ★ Shiitake: perfect match
• ● Summer oyster: good choice
• ● Turkey tail: good choice
• ● Enoki: good choice
• ● Oyster mushroom: good choice
• ○ Chestnut mushroom: possible, but there are better
• ○ Pioppino: possible, but there are better
• ○ Wood ear: possible, but there are better
• ✗ Maitake: not suitable
• ✗ Split gill: not suitable
• ✗ Chicken of the woods: not suitable

Black locust

• ● Enoki: good choice
• ○ Shiitake: possible, but there are better
• ○ Lion's mane: possible, but there are better