Fly agaric

Has anyone tried growing amanita muscaria with their pine bonsai?
What about other symbiotic fungi?

If you're interested in that kind of thing this is the best resource I've found so far.
http://www.parlonsbonsai.com/Mieux-comprendre-les-mycorhizes-en.html

Or look at this thread and the posts by Pascal37 (author of the earlier link).http://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t9342p15-mycorrhizae-product

When I find a mushroom I know to be associated with a certain tree species I have sometime bring them home and throw a cap at my trees, that's as far as my efforts have gone.
Amanita Muscaria does have a very wide range of tree hosts so it might be a good one, read the article above and go for it!
Ha, hope you can understand a bit of French!

Thanks,
My french is terrible but usable.
Google translate can help, although I never trust it completely.

I've seen the benefits of symbiotic fungi.
If it can work in a confined space it could have immense value.

I use these ectomycorrhizal tabs, which include spores from five fungi species:

• Pisolithus tinctorius
• Rhizopogon amylopogon
  
• Rhizopogon fulvigleba
  
• Rhizopogon roseolus
• Rhizopogon villosuli

The manufacturer claims these five will work for Alder, Arborvitae, Arctostaphylos, Aspen, Basswood, Beech, Birch, Chestnut, Chinquapin, Eucalyptus, Fir, Hazelnut, Hemlock, Hickory, Larch, Linden, Madrone, Oak, Pecan, Pine, Poplar, and Spruce. I follow the manufacturers instructions and I’ve seen my fir and pine respond well.

While I’m at it—here’s the endomycorrhizal granules I use, which includes:

• Glomus aggregatum
  
• Glomus etunicatum
  
• Glomus intraradices
• Glomus mosseae

These work for almost every tree and vegetable other than the above list of ecto species.

Thanks
I think I saw similar at a nursery.

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Woodland Spirit said:

Has anyone tried growing amanita muscaria with their pine bonsai?
What about other symbiotic fungi?

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Hi Im surprised to hear you associate Fly Agaric with Pines! Here in UK they seem to naturally occur in the wild close to or in symbiotic relationship with our native Birch Betula pendula.
I would suggest some of the smaller toadstool species would be more in scale with bonsai,unless you have an ulterior motive for wanting to cultivate Amanita muscari??!!
Scarlet Elf caps- Sarcoscypha species for example might be persuaded to grow on deadwood or perhaps wood chippings?