My Woods

Interesting things I find in my woods


Dryads Saddle

The Dryad’s Saddle (Polyporus Squamosus) is a polypore mushroom. It grows on dead trees and can be found anywhere from ground level to over 20 feet in the air. In the fall they get as large as dinner plates. When the flesh is broken it smells like watermelon. Like many bracket mushrooms the flesh is firm and requires long cooking. The taste is different not quite mushroom like.

Dryad’s Saddle

Dryad’s Saddle