Organic Turkey Tail - Trametes versicolor - Pure Culture

Organic Turkey Tail - Trametes versicolor - Pure Culture

Synonyms: butterfly mushroom, Coriolus versicolor, colourful tramete, kawaratake

The Turkey tail is easy to find and identify. This mushroom is widespread and well known all over the globe due to its colour diversity. 
The Trametes versicolor thrives in tropical, subtropical and temperate climates. It also grows on almost all types of wood.
The colourful tramete contains valuable substances such as ergosterol and polysaccharides PSP (peptide) and PSK (crestin). These polysaccharides have been the focus of cancer research in Asia since the 1980s.

This fresh product is prepared fresh for you to order. The production time is around 3 - 6 weeks.
The mushroom spawn should be processed immediately after delivery.
If the product cannot be used immediately, it can be stored in the refrigerator at 4 °C for up to 2 weeks.
We recommend that you plan for this when ordering and making your preparations.

Suitable cultivation methods:
wood logs, spawn bag for indoor greenhouse   

Suitable substrates: hard wood ​
Suitable woods: birch, beech, alder, aspen, poplar, elm, apple, cherry and other fruit trees,.
Outdoors: this strain produces fruiting bodies in summer.

You receive living, actively growing, axenic cell culture, entirely free of other strains or contaminating organisms, for further propagation. Our pure cultures are custom-made and produced freshly after ordering -  in a class 100 clean room environment on a solid nutrient medium (MEA) based on plant-derived raw materials. The pure culture needs around 2-3 weeks until its mature enough for shipping. The culture is supplied in special cell culture flasks (Filling volume: 15 ml culture medium, Growth area: 25 cm², Measurements: L x W x H = 79,7 x 42,6 x 26,53 mm) with breathable, hydrophobic membrane. This special design prevents introduction of contaminants and facilitates optimum gas exchange thanks to the high air flow rate of the membrane. With this packaging, the mushroom culture can withstand longer shipping distances and time without compromising quality or germination ability. 

This product is intended for professional production of grain spawn  to further propagate this strain of fungi. Working with pure cell culture requires detailed mushroom cultivation skills. For beginners and hobby growers we recommend starting with grain spawn or sawdust spawn. 

We highly recommend reading this book - gain further detailed knowledge for successful mushroom cultivation: 
- Growing Gourmet & Medicinal Mushrooms, Dr. Paul Stamets, ISBN: 978-1580081757 (Englisch)  

Taxonomy:
Division: Agaricomycetes 
Class: Incertae sedis 
Order: Polyporales 
Family: Polyporaceae 
Genus: Trametes 
Species: Trametes versicolor 
Spores: 5 - 6 x 1,5 - 2 µ, cylindrical, slightly curved, whiteish 

Growing conditions: 
Phase 1: Mycelial growth 
Temperature: 24 - 29 °C 
Humidity: 90 - 100 % 
Duration: 14 - 21 days 
CO2: > 5.000 ppm 
Fresh air exchange: 1 per hour
Light:n/a 

Phase 2: Primordia Bildung / Fruiting initiation 
Temperature: 10 - 24 (bis zu 27) °C 
Humidity: 95 - 100 % 
Duration: 7 - 14 days 
CO2: 400 - 800 ppm 
Fresh air exchange: 5 - 7 per hour 
Light: 500 - 2.000 Lux 

Phase 3: Fruiting and harvest 
Temperature: 18 - 24 °C 
Humidity: 85 - 90 %
Duration: 45 - 70 days 
CO2: 500 - 1.000 ppm 
Fresh air exchange: 5 - 7 per hour
Light: 500 - 2.000 Lux


Harvesting cycle: 2 - 3 crops, can be expected in a 3 month period