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Oyster shelves on a fallen beech

Oyster shelves on a fallen beech

10 Sep 2026Mushrooms
Where
Amsterdamse Bos
Dutch
gewone oesterzwam
Latin
Pleurotus ostreatus
Habitat
Dead hardwood, mostly beech
Season
Oct – Mar, after frost

This beech came down in a storm last winter and is now covered in pale grey shelves. They overlap like roof tiles, all facing the same way.