The Shiitake mushroom, known as Lentinula edodes has a long and storied history ranging all the way back from 199AD in China, to this day it remains in wide spread use as an edible and medicinal mushroom. Grown on hardwood substrates, conifer sawdust or woodchips supplemented with wheat bran or another type of grain. Some strains also find straw to be suitable substrate.
One of Aloha's top strains, L.E. STRAW is an admirable fruiter, growing on a wider variety of substrates than most Shiitakes. This particular strain grows on all the normal sawdust types as most shiitakes (oak, chinkapin, tanoak, hornbeams, alder, aspen, poplar, cottonwood, beech, birch, chestnut, hickory, maple, sweetgum, tupelo, willow), while also performing well on pasteurized straw and conifer type woods. This strain fruits best in the medium range of temperatures, 50-75 °F (10-24 °C) .
While not the biggest caps in the shiitake world, L. edodes STRAW produces uniform and consistent fruit bodies a bit larger than normal. Common morphology includes firm brown caps with white edging and thick white stems, growing one cap per cluster. With a high biological efficiency of 60% dry weight (biological efficiency, or BE is a measure of how many fruit bodies, by weight, a growing block produces compared to the raw dry weight of the substrate), Lentinula edodes STRAW is a good choice for any grower looking for a diverse Shiitake. Those interested in purchasing grain spawn of this strain click here.
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