The nature of the Chelyabinsk region is rich in forests. Due to its unique location, spanning 3 natural areas, the vegetation cover is diverse. The mushrooms of the Chelyabinsk region are a kind of world filled with a wealth of choice, which the inhabitants of the South Urals enjoy with pleasure. Mushroom hunting is very popular among the local population.
Mushroom picking in the Chelyabinsk region
Suburbs of Chelyabinsk
The map of mushroom places in the Chelyabinsk region is very extensive, but the residents of the capital of the region are most interested in places where they can be reached relatively quickly. Mushroom pickers of Chelyabinsk know such names as Butaki, Lake Bolshoy Kremenkul, Bayramgulovo, Lake Kasargi.
The mushroom season throughout the region lasts from mid-June to mid-October, before the first frost. The beginning of the season is greatly influenced by the weather. If from the beginning of summer there is good humidity and a suitable temperature, the mycelium wakes up much earlier - in May. Mushrooms have been actively growing since the beginning of June.
Butaki, Taktybai
Near the village of Butaki, there are abundant honey mushrooms growing here until the very frost, but there are also boletus and mushrooms. Not far from Poletaevo, 70 km from Chelyabinsk, is the village of Taktybay. The local forests allow a variety of mushrooms to grow well, including white and russula.
New Keys, Kasargi and Dolgoderevenskoe
In deciduous forests near Lake Kasargi, boletus and boletus are successfully harvested. The place is also rich in mushrooms such as porcini and milk mushrooms. They usually start in mid-July and finish growing in mid-October.
Boletus boletus grows under the village of Dolgoderevenskoye. Not far from the city there is a cottage settlement Novye Klyuchi. The forest there is mixed, so you can find limbs, boletus, milk mushrooms and chanterelles in it.
Lake Kermenkul
The forests in the area of Lake Bolshoy Kermenkul are considered the kingdom of porcini mushrooms that love moss and lichen, as well as drained, sandy and sandy loam soils. Collect the "king" of mushrooms from July to September inclusive.
On the western side of this lake, there are many lumps under the trees.
Troitsk
Troitsk is one of the most mushrooming places in the Chelyabinsk region that have been holding this glory for a long time. This area is quite remote from large centers, which makes travel difficult, but it's worth it. There are porcini mushrooms, boletus, russula, aspen mushrooms and even champignons. The delicacy is easy to find in birch forests. There are such near the village of Tselinny.
The Kosobrodsky forests of this area are famous for their catch. The traditionally large number of mushroom sellers in the local markets, where they always find any species, both fresh and dried, perfectly speaks of the mushroom status of the region.
Kyshtym-Ozersk highway, Kasli town
Chelyabinsk forests are rich in obabks
Near the Kyshtym-Ozersk highway there are popular mushroom spots in the Chelyabinsk region.
In deciduous forests, there are stumps and milk mushrooms. The coniferous forests along this region of the region are usually rich in oil. On the other side of Lake Irtyash, on its northern side, is the city of Kasli, in the forest near which mushroom pickers of Chelyabinsk and the region often go for mushrooms and lumps.
Western direction from Chelyabinsk
Along the M5 highway from Chelyabinsk to Ufa, there are many interesting places in terms of growth and picking of mushrooms. Western direction from Chelyabinsk:
- Lake Kisegach: the forest next to it is located 100 km from Chelyabinsk. There are milk mushrooms, porcini mushrooms, russula, boletus mushrooms and champignons.
- Chebarkul district: the local forest-steppe zone is located 90 km from Chelyabinsk.
- Varlamovsky Bor: this forest area is located 80 km from Chelyabinsk. There are porcini mushrooms, mushrooms, russula, boletus mushrooms, milk mushrooms, champignons.
Taganay
Mushrooms grow well in the Chelyabinsk region in many places, but the Taganay National Park is one of the most popular for quiet hunting. This is the traditional growing area of porcini mushrooms.
Irina Selyutina (Biologist):
National Park "Taganay" is the first object of such a plan created in the Urals. It happened on March 5, 1991. Its total area is 56.8 thousand hectares. It is located on the territory of the Zlatoust urban district and an insignificant part of the Kusinsky district of the Chelyabinsk region.
There is a certain rule for visitors to the park: upon entry, you must register and obtain a permit. Give permissions in two ways:
- In the administrative center of the central estate of the national park.
- Via the official website of the Taganay National Park.
If you arrived in the national park by car, you can use it without restrictions on public roads passing through the park: Zlatoust-settlement Magnitka and Zlatoust-Miass.
If you are planning a hike, you will need to follow the route indicated at check-in.
At the same time, visiting the specially protected area is strictly prohibited.
In addition, there are many other edible species, such as boletus.
According to the staff of the park, 300 species of mushrooms grow in Taganai: 142 species are considered edible in the Chelyabinsk region and 121 are inedible, poisonous.
White, chanterelles, yellow hedgehogs and russules are considered autumn mushrooms, they can be collected until mid-October.
Porcini mushrooms went en masse! Mushrooms 2019. First part.
Mushrooms in the forest. Mushroom places of the Chelyabinsk region.
Mushrooms in the South Urals appeared with a delay
Conclusion
The Chelyabinsk region is full of industrial cities and facilities located almost close to each other. It is advised to choose collection sites located outside the 60 km zone from industrial areas. In addition to wonderful nutritional and dietary qualities, mushrooms have the ability to absorb toxins well, so mushrooms in Chelyabinsk should be collected with special attention, and then boiled thoroughly, which will help free them from harmful substances, exclude or minimize poisoning.