100 pcs Chaga Dowels (Inonotus obliquus)
€300.00
English: Chaga
Latin: Inonotus obliquus
Strain number: 454773892067 / M9746
Package size: 100 pcs
Produced in: EU Certified Laboratory
Chaga is “planted” on a tree using wooden dowels carrying chaga mycelium. The dowels are made by propagating a mushroom in the top mushroom laboratory of our partner Mycelia in Belgium. The Mycelia laboratory was founded in 1985 by mycologist Magda Verfaillie, and its main activities are the production of mycelia, research and development. In the laboratory, chaga is grown and propagated on wooden dowels, ready for planting.
Read about chaga farming : https://innovation.shroomwell.com/grow-chaga-on-live-birch-trees-and-manage-the-forest-sustainably/
5 stages of growing Chaga : https://innovation.shroomwell.com/5-stages-of-growing-chaga/
- Weight: 1.25 g ± 0.2 g
- Material: Birch wood and mycelium
- Length: 40 mm ± 1 mm
- Diameter: 8 mm ± 0.2 mm
- Other: Dowels have grooves, are not treated before inoculation, store between 2-4°C
Mycelium is extremely sensitive to transportation. Our biggest enemy is temperature. When mycelium is transported in warm conditions > 5°C (41°F), it will start to grow.
See the latest PubMed research summary on the medicinal mushrooms here.
Installation guide and expectations
1. Installation time
The best time is in spring, in April-May, when the birches are running their juices. At this time, the tree is in an active growth phase and the mycelium is established faster.
2. Selection of birch forest
Preference should be given to swamp birches and birches with lower immunity – for example, older trees or trees under stress in the growing area. In such conditions, chaga development is more likely.
3. Installation method
- Drill a channel about 5 cm deep, 8-9mm diam. in each hole.
- Always use 7 dowels for each birch.
- Hole spacing on the trunk: 20–30 cm, on both sides of the trunk in a checkerboard pattern.
- Installation height: from ~40 cm from the ground to the maximum height of the pick without a ladder.
- The dowel is pressed tightly into the hole to avoid air pockets and covered with grafting wax.
4. After installation
- Mark the tree so that it can be easily found later.
- In the first few years, the bark will darken and start to crack – this is a sign that the fungus is germinating.
5. Expected development stages
- Year 1–3: the plugs germinate, no visible fruiting bodies have yet formed.
- Year 3–5: the first dark thickenings and the first chaga sclerotia appear.
- Year 7–8: the first harvest is ready to harvest.
- Year 12–14: the second harvest.
- Year 18–20: the third harvest, after which the tree can be felled and used, for example, as firewood.
6. Storing the plugs before installation at -2 … +6 C degrees:
- In the refrigerator for up to 3 months.
- Once opened, use up the entire package.