Growth Timeline
From inoculation to harvest - what to expect
Inoculation
Start your grow
Day 0
Colonization
28-56 days
Day 42
Pinning
14-28 days
Day 63
Harvest
Ready to pick!
Day 75
Distinctive Features
- Concentric multicolored zones on cap surface
- Pure white/cream pore surface (3-8 pores per millimeter)
- Very thin (1-3mm) and flexible texture
- No discernible stalk (sessile attachment)
- Grows in overlapping clusters or tiers
Appearance
Cap
Fan-shaped, semicircular, kidney-shaped, or rosette-like caps with distinctive concentric multicolored zones. Very thin (1-3mm) and flexible.
Rust-brown
Dark brown
Black
Gray
Blue
Green
Cream
Buff
White margin
Stem
Absent - fruiting bodies attach directly to substrate with lateral or sessile attachment to wood.
Spore Print
White to pale yellowish