looks like white icicles hanging from a living tree......tastes like crabmeat. gonna go harvest one tommorow morning.this will involve a 12ft extension ladder....a 16" long butchers knife, and a a bucket. this thing is HUGE about 20 lbs in my estimation.

Pretty cool find there Greys,like to see a picture of that if possible....

surething just a....im mean skull......i gots picks of my big king find too.

Sounds cool and yet dangerous.

Hmm how would this look to a family going for a daytime stroll in the woods and then they see some crazy @zz guy resteling a 12 foot ladder, climbing a tree with a knife in his mouth and a bucket with a rope hanging from his waist.

Post some pics of your finds if you can.

<sniffs> i resent that!!!!....i have a scabbard to hold the knife. all other accounts are pretty accurate though.

LMAO@Greys

well the deed is done.....at 7 am GST < greys standard time> my friend jeff and i picked the bigun......wieghed 8lbs and is in pristine perfect condition....id say all 8 lbs are edible. hericium is an extremely safe genus.....nothing looks like them....unless you are allergic they are safe to eat, and they have a wonderful sweet flavor and texture. they grow exclusively on wounded oak around here, and like colder fall weather.here is a pic of one till i get my film back.....im sorry imn bad about posting picks...that will change when i get my digital camera for xmas

http://www.ag.ncat.edu/OmonMushroom/lionbig.html