Buy Black Poplar Mushroom Ready to Fruit Kit (1 kg- Block) Product Name: Black Poplar Mushroom Ready to Fruit Kit Black Poplar Mushroom Scientific name: Cyclocybe aegerita Product type: Freshly Prepared or spawned Block weight: 1-1.3 Kg Medium: Sawdust General Cyclocybe aegerita, also called Agrocybe cylindracea, Agrocybe aegerita or Pholiota aegerita, is a mushroom in the genus Cyclocybe which is commonly known as the poplar mushroom, chestnut mushroom, or velvet pioppini (Chinese: cha shu gu, 茶树菇, literally "Tea Tree Mushroom"). In Japan, it is called Yanagi-matsutake (Japanese:柳松茸). Description The mushroom is cultivated commercially and it is typical of both South European and Chinese cooking. In Asia, it is used fresh and rehydrated in various dishes, including stir-fry, soup, stew, and hot pot. It has a soft cap and a harder stem. Black Poplar, or “Piopinno” in Italian, is a clustering, meaty mushroom with a nutty and crunchy flavor, it prefers hardwood logs h