Whether black, gray or blond, morels are the queens of mushrooms. Very popular with mushroom lovers, they are generally picked between March and May. And if our neighbors in Ain are already boasting of an exceptional year for morels, the “best since 2003”, the trend is far from being confirmed in the Jura.
The next “decisive” weeks
In 2021, Pierre David, vice-president of the society of naturalists of the upper Jura had harvested 424 morels, 209 in 2020 and 456 in 2019. This year, the accounts are not there, “really not. All the corners that I usually prospect have yielded nothing this time,” he laments. And for good reason, this enthusiast has so far harvested “only” 82 morels.
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