Wilted young twigs of several evergreens, especially the fir-balsam, smell very much like it.
Collect pine cones, twigs, berries, sprigs of evergreen plants, red apples, oranges, etc. to create wreaths, centerpieces, simple ornaments, etc. Simple clusters of pine cones, berries, and evergreen pieces can look very effective and beat their plastic counterparts hands down; after Christmas, simply toss them back outdoors, no need to clutter your house storing them.
Habit: Tree < 20 m, evergreen; trunk bark furrowed, scaly, gray or red-brown; young twigs tomentose.
First reported as a new species in 2007, the diminutive mushroom is only found in Kanagawa, Japan, where it grows on dead fallen twigs in lowland forests dominated by hornbeam carpinus and Chinese evergreen oak trees.
It is found growing solitary to scattered on dead fallen twigs in lowland forests dominated by hornbeam carpinus (Carpinus tschonoskii) and Chinese evergreen oak (Quercus myrsinifolia).
Description: A small- to medium- sized sized, evergreen tree 8 to 10 m tall with open spreading crown, horizontal branches and slender twigs.
The mushroom is found growing solitary to scattered on dead fallen twigs in lowland forests dominated by the hornbeam carpinus (Carpinus tschonoskii) and the Chinese evergreen oak (Quercus myrsinaefolia).
It grows as a large evergreen shrub, up to 8 m tall, with nearly 10 m wide spreading crown and drooping shoots with young slender twigs.
