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Morchella diminutiva

Morchella diminutiva, the diminutive morel, is a small yellow morel of eastern North America described in 2012. It fruits in spring under hardwoods, usually near white ash and tulip tree, and also under hickories. Like most morels it is hard to cultivate.

Morchella diminutiva
Photo: Rocky Houghtby, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

On soil in spring under hardwoods, usually near Fraxinus americana and Liriodendron tulipifera, also hickory.

Lowland to low mountains; records at 66–1463 m, median about 260 m.

Eastern United States

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.