{"product_id":"black-wood-ear-auricularia-cornea","title":"Tree Ear Mushroom (Auricularia cornea) Liquid Culture Syringe","description":"\u003cp\u003eTree 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Grow Tree Ear Mushroom?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWood 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking Conditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpand 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Characteristics of Tree Ear Mushroom (Auricularia cornea):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEcology:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pantropical wood-decay saprotroph fruiting in rubbery, ear-shaped bodies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCulture Behavior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fully documented agar, liquid, and substrate performance in peer-reviewed studies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommercial Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e A global production species with established protocols and reliable market demand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaxonomy of Tree Ear Mushroom (Auricularia cornea):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKingdom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fungi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhylum:\u003c\/strong\u003e Basidiomycota\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClass:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agaricomycetes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Auriculariaceae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Auriculariaceae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Auricularia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecies:\u003c\/strong\u003e Auricularia cornea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStorage and Usage Tips:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStore 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"og-internal-links\" style=\"margin-top:16px;padding:16px;background:#f7f4ef;border-top:2px solid #c8d4c4;font-family:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,serif;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Libre Baskerville',serif;color:#1a2e1a;margin:0 0 10px;font-size:1.1rem;\"\u003eRelated Resources\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:6px 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/black-wood-ear-auricularia-cornea\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eTree Ear Mushroom (Auricularia cornea) Species Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/black-wood-ear-auricularia-cornea-mushroom-culture\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eTree Ear Mushroom (Auricularia cornea) Mushroom Culture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/liquid-culture\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eLiquid Culture Syringes Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Out-Grow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513896046785,"sku":"OG1000ACO","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/7287\/5201\/files\/black-wood-ear-auricularia-cornea.jpg?v=1792645073","url":"https:\/\/www.out-grow.com\/products\/black-wood-ear-auricularia-cornea","provider":"Out Grow","version":"1.0","type":"link"}