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Bolle’s Bear’s Head (Hericium americanum)
  • Bolle’s Bear’s Head (Hericium americanum)
  • Bolle’s Bear’s Head (Hericium americanum)
Bolle’s Bear’s Head (Hericium americanum)

Bolle’s Bear’s Head (Hericium americanum)

£11.95 £14.95
Culture Medium

Bolle’s Bear’s Head is a stunning, highly sought-after Hericium species known for its long cascading spines, snow-white colour, and exceptional gourmet quality. Similar to Lion’s Mane but with a more dramatic, branching structure, this species produces beautiful coral-like fruiting bodies prized by chefs and hobby growers alike. Our cultures are produced fresh in our sterile UK lab and delivered in the format that suits your grow: liquid culture, agar plate, agar slant or ready-to-fruit kit.

🔥 Why Grow Bolle’s Bear’s Head?

  • Spectacular branching structure with long, delicate spines

  • Rich, seafood-like flavour and meaty texture — gourmet excellence

  • Fast, aggressive coloniser on hardwood-based substrates

  • Rarely sold in supermarkets — a true specialty grow for enthusiasts

  • Visually stunning fruits perfect for photography and display

🧪 Produced in Our UK Sterile Lab
Every Bolle’s Bear’s Head culture is created in small batches inside our HEPA-filtered laboratory. Each batch is contamination-tested, strain-verified, and shipped fresh for maximum vigour and reliability.

🧬 Choose Your Format

1. Liquid Culture (10ml)
A fast-growing suspension of live Hericium mycelium. Ideal for inoculating sterilised grain jars or bags before transferring to supplemented hardwood substrates. The quickest way to begin growing Bear’s Head.

2. Agar Culture Plate
A sterile petri dish containing a clean, healthy Bear’s Head culture. Perfect for expansion, cloning, long-term projects or maintaining a Hericium strain library.

3. Agar Slant
A long-term preservation tube grown on angled agar to maintain genetic stability. Ideal for storing rare strains like Bolle’s Bear’s Head.

4. Bear’s Head Grow Kit
A fully colonised block that fruits dramatically with cascading spines. Simply cut, mist and enjoy impressive gourmet harvests at home.

📦 What You’ll Receive

  • Your chosen Bolle’s Bear’s Head culture format

  • A sterile, lab-prepared culture made in the UK

  • Clear instructions for use

  • The Mushroom Lab sterility guarantee

🛡️ Sterility Guarantee
If your culture arrives compromised or contaminated, we will replace it free of charge. Your success is our priority.

🚚 Fast UK Delivery
All orders ship from our UK lab and typically arrive in 1–3 working days.

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