Open mixed deciduous woods; some oak present, but lots of birch and ash. yellowish context stains fairly dark blue, but not quickly. Pics show stem context staining after about 1 minute and then after several minutes. Pores bruise blue, then bruise becomes darker, then bruise becomes dark reddish after about 10 minutes. Pic shows three scratches with small one in middle being only a few seconds old. No noticable odor with fresh specimens. KOH on cap very dark fading to mahagony. KOH on stem surface orange. KOH on context slightly orange. These pics were taken about an hour after harvesting; red tints on stalks are not as evident as when fresh.