Description

Tree Ear Mushroom (Auricularia cornea) is one of the most commercially established cultivated mushrooms on earth, a wood ear grown at scale across Asia, and this liquid culture delivers proven production genetics. Out-Grow's liquid culture syringe contains live, actively growing Auricularia cornea mycelium in sterile nutrient solution, ready for agar, grain spawn, or substrate production.

The peer-reviewed record covers agar behavior, liquid culture optimization, substrate formulation, and fruiting parameters end to end. This is a fully saprotrophic species that runs on standard sterilized lignocellulosic substrate with standard infrastructure. No experiments required unless you want them.

Why Grow Tree Ear Mushroom?
Wood ears are a cornerstone of Asian cuisine with steady demand in every market that cooks with them, and A. cornea is a heat-tolerant production species that fruits generously on supplemented sawdust. For growers, it diversifies the fruiting room with a crop whose protocol is settled science; for cooks, the harvest is the point.

Working Conditions:
Expand on MEA or PDA at 75 to 85 F. Fruit on supplemented hardwood sawdust at high humidity with good air exchange; the species tolerates warmth that stalls temperate crops. Liquid culture optimization is documented in the literature for spawn scale-up.

Key Characteristics of Tree Ear Mushroom (Auricularia cornea):

• Ecology: Pantropical wood-decay saprotroph fruiting in rubbery, ear-shaped bodies.
• Culture Behavior: Fully documented agar, liquid, and substrate performance in peer-reviewed studies.
• Commercial Value: A global production species with established protocols and reliable market demand.

Taxonomy of Tree Ear Mushroom (Auricularia cornea):

• Kingdom: Fungi
• Phylum: Basidiomycota
• Class: Agaricomycetes
• Order: Auriculariaceae
• Family: Auriculariaceae
• Genus: Auricularia
• Species: Auricularia cornea

Storage and Usage Tips:
Store your Tree Ear Mushroom liquid culture syringe in a cool, dark location and use within six months for peak vigor. It scales from agar to grain to sawdust without complaint.