Wild Matsutake (Pine Mushrooms)Matsutake Mushrooms have enjoyed esteem in Japan for over one thousand years, consumed only by members of the Imperial Court as recently as the seventeenth century. Despite their status as Matsutakes longest standing admirers, Japans own production of these mushrooms has sharply declined over the last several decades, largely due to the proliferation of the pine killing nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Though much Matsutake production elsewhere