A Maitake mushroom formed of overlapping grey-brown fan-shaped caps in a dense rosette, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, MAITAKE MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background.

Maitake Mushroom Slant Culture

USA-1
399.00 SR
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A Maitake mushroom formed of overlapping grey-brown fan-shaped caps in a dense rosette, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, MAITAKE MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background.
  • A Maitake mushroom formed of overlapping grey-brown fan-shaped caps in a dense rosette, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, MAITAKE MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background.
  • A Maitake mushroom formed of overlapping grey-brown fan-shaped caps in a dense rosette, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, MAITAKE MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background.
Maitake Mushroom Slant Culture

Maitake Mushroom Slant Culture

399.00 SR
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A rounded Lion's Mane mushroom formed of cascading white icicle-like spines, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, LION'S MANE MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Lion's Mane Mushroom Slant Culture A dense cluster of Pioppino mushrooms with slender stems and brown caps, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, PIOPPINO MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Pioppino Mushroom Slant Culture A cluster of King Oyster mushrooms with thick white stems and small dark brown caps, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, KING OYSTER MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. King Oyster Mushroom Slant Culture A rounded Bear's Head mushroom formed of white branching spines, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, BEAR'S HEAD MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Bear's Head Mushroom Slant Culture A 50ml centrifuge tube with a red cap containing a pale fungal culture, shown next to a cluster of off-white lion's paw mushrooms and a label reading 'AGGietROPICALS CULTURE BANK'. Lion's Paw Mushroom Slant Culture A dense cluster of King Blue Oyster mushrooms with blue-grey fan-shaped caps, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, KING BLUE OYSTER MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Blue Oyster Mushroom Slant Culture A dense cluster of Pink Oyster mushrooms with vivid pink fan-shaped caps, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, PINK OYSTER MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Pink Oyster Mushroom Slant Culture A cluster of Golden Oyster mushrooms with bright yellow fan-shaped caps, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, GOLDEN OYSTER MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Golden Oyster Mushroom Slant Culture A dense cluster of Princess Pearl mushrooms with creamy white ruffled caps, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, PRINCESS PEARL MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Princess Pearl Mushroom Slant Culture A dense cluster of Sporeless Oyster mushrooms with white fan-shaped caps, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, SPORELESS OYSTER MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Sporeless Oyster Mushroom Slant Culture A Maitake mushroom formed of overlapping grey-brown fan-shaped caps in a dense rosette, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, MAITAKE MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Maitake Mushroom Slant Culture A cluster of Cordyceps militaris mushrooms with orange, finger-like fruiting bodies, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, CORDYCEPS MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Cordyceps Mushroom Slant Culture A cluster of Shiitake mushrooms with brown caps and cream-colored gills on thick stems, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, SHIITAKE MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Shiitake Mushroom Slant Culture A dense cluster of Chestnut mushrooms with small golden-brown caps, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, CHESTNUT MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Chestnut Mushroom Slant Culture A Chicken of the Woods mushroom formed of bright orange-yellow shelf-like fan clusters, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, CHICKEN OF THE WOODS MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Chicken of the Woods Mushroom Slant Culture A white, translucent, ruffled Tremella mushroom with a jelly-like texture, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, TREMELLA MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Tremella Mushroom Slant Culture A Reishi mushroom with a glossy reddish-brown lacquered shelf-shaped cap, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, REISHI MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Reishi Mushroom Slant Culture A Turkey Tail mushroom formed of thin fan-shaped caps with multicolored bands, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, TURKEY TAIL MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Turkey Tail Mushroom Slant Culture A cluster of King Stropharia mushrooms with reddish-brown caps and a ring on the stem, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, KING STRAPHARIA MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. King Strapharia Mushroom Slant Culture A cluster of Enoki mushrooms with long thin stems and small tan caps, beside a clear 50ml centrifuge tube containing a slanted agar culture with white mycelial growth, labeled "AGGIETROPICALS CULTURE BANK, ENOKI MUSHROOM SLANT CULTURE, 50ml Centrifuge Tube, Agar: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)", on a white background. Enoki Mushroom Slant Culture

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Establish your own working master culture with our premium Maitake Slant Culture grown on Malt Extract Agar (MEA). Maitake (Grifola frondosa) is produced from carefully selected commercial fruiting genetics chosen for vigorous mycelial growth, reliable colonization, abundant cluster formation, excellent biological efficiency, and consistent yields. This freshly prepared, actively growing agar slant provides a clean starting point for expanding onto fresh agar, preparing liquid cultures, inoculating grain spawn, or maintaining medium- to long-term culture storage.

Every slant culture is prepared under strict sterile laboratory conditions and inspected before shipment to ensure a healthy, actively growing culture. Maitake is highly prized for its beautiful layered clusters, rich earthy flavor, exceptional culinary quality, and popularity among gourmet and functional mushroom cultivators worldwide. Slant cultures are ideal for experienced cultivators, researchers, educational laboratories, and commercial mushroom growers seeking a reliable method for maintaining and propagating stable genetics.

Available Varieties:

  • USA-1 — Kennett, bred specifically for a nuttier, more robust flavor than standard maitake and prized by chefs.
  • USA-2 — our fastest-colonizing maitake strain, a West Coast favorite.
  • USA-3 — standard genetics.
  • USA-4 — standard genetics.
  • Canada — standard genetics.
  • Germany — standard genetics.
  • China — standard genetics.
  • Japan — Hanamari, a fast-growing named strain.

Select your preferred variety from the options above.

Freshly Prepared:

To provide the healthiest possible culture, every slant culture is prepared fresh to order. Please allow approximately 2 weeks for preparation, incubation, quality inspection, and packaging before shipment.

Product Details:

  • Freshly prepared, actively growing MEA (Malt Extract Agar) slant culture
  • Laboratory-grade screw-cap culture tube
  • Carefully selected commercial fruiting genetics
  • Prepared under sterile laboratory conditions
  • Suitable for agar transfers, liquid culture preparation, grain spawn production, and medium- to long-term culture storage
  • Intended for laboratory, educational, research, and mushroom cultivation purposes

Important Information:

This product is intended for customers familiar with sterile slant-transfer and culture-handling techniques. Cultivation instructions and personalized technical support are not included.

Storage:

For best results, begin expanding the culture soon after arrival. If storage is necessary, keep refrigerated at 2–8°C (35–46°F) and protected from direct light. Do not freeze. Cultures may remain viable for several months under proper refrigeration, although prompt expansion is recommended for maximum vigor.

Quality Guarantee:

Every slant culture is visually inspected before shipment to verify healthy growth and the absence of visible contamination. If your slant culture is confirmed to be contaminated upon arrival, contact us promptly with clear photographs within 24 hours of delivery. We will review the claim and, if confirmed, provide a replacement at no additional charge.

International Shipping Notice:

International customers are responsible for confirming that live mushroom cultures may be imported into their country and for obtaining any required permits or documentation before ordering. Customs clearance cannot be guaranteed. Aggietropicals is not responsible for delays, rejection, return, confiscation, or destruction resulting from customs procedures or local import regulations.

The quality guarantee does not cover damage, temperature exposure, loss of viability, or other issues resulting from customs processing or import restrictions. Please review our Shipping Policy before placing an international order.

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