Overview

• Pilzexperte Wolfgang Bivour reports that the autumn flush has not yet reached typical diversity across many Brandenburg forests.
• Mushrooms are present but generally scarce, with finds concentrated in shaded pine stands and mossy ground that retain moisture.
• Recent sun and wind are drying soils and suppressing growth, while cooler nights and daytime highs near 17°C would support fruiting.
• Foragers are already spotting porcini, chestnut boletes, chanterelles, perlpilze, butter mushrooms, and the cauliflower fungus.
• After a strong July–August pulse with summer porcini and Hexenröhrlinge, collectors now look for modest rainfall to improve conditions without the need for flooding.