r/Morels

First time seeing these pop up in my backyard.

Are they real edible morels?

The three lighter colored ones were found in a different patch to the others. All have hollow stems.

Doing some volunteer yard work for my elderly neighbor and blew a few leaves away to find a happy coincidence.

We need another good spot of rain in my usual spot; things were quite dry today, but still found around 150 morels (other ~50 are in my dad's orange bag on the right there). Some of these were a bit dry, but we still found some nice ones.

The usual spot at my in-laws' place provides once again!

Anyone else feeling absolutely skunked this season around the Pigeon River Valley (Haywood county)?

I’ve been hunting every 4-6 days in an area that’s 95% North-facing… The areas has been productive in the past, but due to lack of consistent rain, I’ve found more ticks and chiggers than I’ve found mushrooms… I’m afraid my season is slipping away!

Anyone else having any luck around here?

i know some are fake morels and some are real wasn’t sure abt these i found. thanks in advance :)

Second time finding them.can anyone tell me what kind of morels they are

I have never seen or forraged a morel before and I'm aware of the danger of misidentification so I'm content to pass on this first time find if there is even a shred of doubt. What do y'all think?

Upper Midwest, Zone 5

A neighbor told us years ago that he had found morels in our backyard before. We checked the next year and there weren’t any so we thought the dude was just making an excuse to creep in our yard. Randomly decided today to ask my husband to check around and wowww did he find a lot

Only got three, but I love seeing them come back!

Complete beginner here — please confirm before I cook these! Happy to take additional photos if needed.

I am looking at these and wondering if they are all Morels? I've found the darker ones are Morcella Punctipes

Excellent find on the farm today

In 2024 we discovered 3 morels in our yard. Last year there were 21. This year yielded 67. They were harvested today and will be enjoyed at dinner tonight.

I’m working on trying to understand the science behind how to clone these things. They’re in an inconvenient place in the yard. With three kids and a dog they’re in constant peril until they’re picked so I’d like to get a second patch growing out of the way if I can. I took all the wash water and trimmed stems and blended it with molasses into a slurry, which I dumped in our woods at the base of a pine tree where all the roots are exposed (a similar environment to where they already grow). I did the same last year on a rotting log but got no results. Fingers crossed!