Already in July came reports that chanterelles in masses were found in several places in Sweden and that was just the beginning of what seems to be a real mushroom frozen.

-This chanterelle boom has held up. In some parts of the country there has been plenty of chanterelle so you can almost say that it is a chanterelle year, says Michael Krikorev, mycologist at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala.

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But the forest has not bright yellow with chanterelles really everywhere. In the places that have had dry summer months, such as Gotland, the mushrooms are most bright with their absence. However, the hope is not out that even summer-dry places will get a proper rooting and mushrooming during the fall.

"I thought I saw SMHI say there will be some rainy weather in the next few days, so it looks absolutely promising for the chanterelles in the next few weeks," says Michael Krikorev.

The reason there is so much chanterelle this year is that we have had a fairly typical Swedish summer weather.

-The chantarele thrives on a classic Swedish summer when it is not too hot with a little regular rain every now and then throughout the summer. Then the chanterelle can grow to it because it grows slowly.

Unfortunately, this also means that another delicacy, the karljohans mushroom, will not be as visible this fall.

-It's either chanterelle or karljohan hair. It is rare that both are and for they want different weather types.

Boring forest

But where to look if you want to find chanterelles in the fall? There is no easy answer to that, because the fungi can grow in very different environments. However, it may be an idea to apply for a "boring" forest, says Michael Krikorev.

-The chanterelle grows with several different tree species and with both conifer and deciduous trees. Above all, they enjoy a little mossy coniferous forest with spruce. They can also be found in fairly young spruce plantations, which are only 30-40 years old - forests that look rather dull and do not have these large multi-hundred-year-old trees.