Tiger milk mushroom cultivation in Wenchang Hainan China
Tiger Milk Mushroom Cultivation: 6-Month Cycle, 3,000kg/Acre Yield
Tiger milk mushroom (Lignosus rhinocerus) cultivation has become a global concern because of its high economic value and ecological benefits. Based on a 2024 successful case study in Jindong Village, Wenchang, Hainan, and research data from Xu Lin’s team of experts from the China Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CAATAS), this paper analyzes the key parameters of the rubber understory planting technology: a 6-month growth cycle, an acre yield of 3,000 pounds of fresh products, and an annual income of 60,000 yuan. Through scientific management and environmentally friendly model, this program has been verified to enhance the carbon sink capacity of rubber forests by more than 20%, providing farmers with a replicable and efficient path to increase income.
Tiger Milk Mushroom Cultivation Cycle Yield
With a 6-month growing cycle and a yield of 1,500 pounds of fresh produce per acre, Tiger Milk Mushroom yields 30,000 RMB per acre from one crop at a purchase price of 20 RMB per pound from the source, and can be grown twice a year.
According to Wenchang Rongmedia on April 16, 2025, Tiger Milk Mushroom planted in Jindong Village, Gongpo Town, Wenchang City, Hainan Province, on October 8, 2024, has entered the harvesting period, with the largest stick yielding 1 lb. and 16 ounces. Xu Lin, an expert from the Institute of Environment and Plant Protection of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CAATAS), introduced that through the pre-sampling survey, this batch of mushroom sticks is expected to produce about 4.5 ounces in a single packet, and the average yield can be maintained at the level of 4.5 ounces.
According to the introduction, rubber forest planting Tiger Milk Mushroom can place 2000-3000 packages of sticks per acre. The planting process involves selecting a high and flat area for seedling testing, as well as preparing the ground, de-bagging, and controlling pests and diseases.
what is tiger milk mushroom（Lignosus rhinocerus）
tiger milk mushroom（Lignosus rhinocerus）As a functional fungus with both herbal properties and therapeutic value, it is rich in polysaccharides, terpenoids, fatty acids, proteins and other active ingredients, with antioxidant, anticancer, antiproliferative and immune-enhancing pharmacological effects, and is commonly used in the treatment of fever, whooping cough, asthma, cancer and gastric ulcers and other diseases. Therefore, it is recognized as a medicinal fungus species with development potential.
Tiger milk mushroom cultivation in Hainan China
The understory rubber plantation model promoted in Hainan not only effectively reduces deforestation demand and increases the carbon sink capacity of rubber forests by more than 20%, but also protects the biodiversity of tropical rainforests and opens up a new way to increase income for the development of Hainan’s understory economy.
Tiger milk mushroom (Lignosus rhinocerus) planting not only reflects the potential of modern application of traditional Chinese medicine, but also through the “forest economy” mode to realize the ecological and economic benefits of win-win. Hainan practice shows that this technology reduces deforestation while providing new ideas for tropical rainforest biodiversity conservation. It is recommended that growers take into account local climatic conditions and optimize the density of mycorrhizal fungi and pest control programs under the guidance of professional agronomists, in order to maximize the commercial and social value of this medicinal fungus.
