What are the different types of cultivation for Lingzhi?
The three most common method of cultivation include wood pulp , wooden box , and natural wood log cultivation. Wood pulp cultivation involves placing wood pulp in a glass bottle with Lingzhi fungi added. After 3 months, this usually will yield small mushrooms of relatively poor quality. Wood box cultivation involves grafting the fungi into a wooden log which is then placed in a wooden box. Lingzhi of medium-size and moderate quality are generally produced through this method after 6 months. The natural wood log method, developed by the Japanese, is the most complex form of cultivation and produces large Lingzhi with superior quality. The process involved first culturing high quality Lingzhi fungi strain in test tubes for about 85 days. Germinating fungi are then placed into drilled holes of selected high grade logs between 26 to 30 years old. The logs are then placed in a greenhouse and buried under nutrient-rich soil for 5 months. During this growing period, the Reishi fungi absorb al
