Chaga

Inonotus obliquus, Hymenochaetaceae

Zones

2a–7b

Layer

Root

Lifespan

Perennial

Growth

Slow

Guild Roles

Producer

Partial Shade (optimal)Full Shade (optimal)

ModerateModerate

4.5 – 6

Drought

Frost

Heat

Pest Resistance

Disease Resist.

Different wood-decomposing fungi compete for substrate and produce antifungal metabolites

Medicine

Fruit

Chaga grows in USDA hardiness zones 2a through 7b.

Design guilds with Chaga and see companion relationships visually.