Producing Areas and Distribution of Black Wood Ear Mushroom

China is the main producer of black wood ear mushroom, with producing areas mainly distributed in Jilin, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hubei, Shaanxi and other places. Among them, Hailin City in the Mudanjiang area of Heilongjiang Province and Huangsongdian Town in Jiaohe County, Jilin Province, are the largest black wood ear mushroom bases in China.

There are 9 species of black wood ear mushroom in China. Heilongjiang has all of the existing 8 varieties, Yunnan currently has 7 species, and Lushi County in Henan has one species. Wild black wood ear mushroom is mainly distributed in the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains forest areas, the Qinba Mountains, the Funiu Mountains, Huanren in Liaoning, and other places. Fang County and Suizhou in Hubei, Qingchuan in Sichuan, and prefectures and cities in Yunnan such as Wenshan, Honghe, Baoshan, Dehong, Lijiang, Dali, Xishuangbanna and Qujing, as well as Lushi County in Henan Province, are production areas for black wood ear mushroom in China.

The Mudanjiang area of Heilongjiang Province enjoys exceptional geographical, resource and climatic advantages. The famous Linhai Xueyuan, Xuexiang, Weihu Mountain, Lianhua Lake and Jingpo Lake are all located within this area. This area is rich in forestry resources, and its large day-night temperature difference and abundant mountain spring water conditions are most suitable for the growth of black wood ear mushroom and many other precious edible fungi of the fungal class. The quality of the black wood ear mushroom produced here is also the best in the country.

The Yehe area of Chunhua Town in Jilin Province is mountainous, with dense trees and vast mountain forests, and has superior conditions for cultivating and breeding black wood ear mushroom.

In addition, the Yunling and Hengduan mountain areas of Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong and Guangxi are also important black wood ear mushroom producing areas, and the Qinling, Bashan, Funiu Mountain, Shennongjia, Dabie Mountain, Wuyi Mountain and other places also produce high-quality black wood ear mushroom.