If you were out in the woods and saw this, would you be able to know it was chaga right away? I was lucky that I had Robin with me and she was able to point it out with 100% certainty of what it was. She was also on top of things and brought a saw to get it off the tree.
It was a beautiful, somewhat windy day and we got out in snowshoes before it got too sloppy and slushy. It was almost hot when the wind died down.
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We took two pieces off of the tree and went in search of more, which we did not find. I am hoping to keep working on my ability to identify this in the woods when I am out now but it may take a time or two before I am totally confident in my finds.
Erin that's interesting. What exactly is Chaga?
It's a mushroom that grows on birch trees that you can make tea from. It is full of antioxidants. Here is a quick FYI link http://wildchaga.com/?page_id=7
Time for a spot o' tea?
Say when =)