chicken of the woods

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thecalbanner

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stomping around the other day i found this bright yellow fungus growing on w yew tree an i write it off as chicken of the woods.
are there any similar species that are dangerous.
i always feel this paranoia with mushrooms.lol
 
Chicken in the woods is pretty unmistakable, I don't know of any other big yellow bracket. Having said that I have never seen it on yew, most common on beech and oak. This photo from the web is apparantly on yew though.

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Totally agree with Galemys, wouldn't eat anything growing on a yew although it was most likely chicken of the woods.
The river cottage forum may have good recipies etc... just a thought.
 
I've often found CotW growing on Yew around here along with many other trees such as willow, oak, beech, wild cherry and sycamore. The general advice I've seen is to not eat it if it's growing on yew. If you find it growing on other trees it can cause upsets in a few people so if you've not tried it before just try a small piece once you've correctly IDed it.

A few useful pictures I've taken over the years, these ones showing quite young specimens:

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