If you do get them try to not pull them up by the roots (Hyphae). If you do, cut that part off and try to replant around the tree.
A dying elm or tree produces a lot of sap that does not get transported to the leaves (Because there are fewer because dying.) The sap settles and leaks out of the roots and provides food to the morels who have established an symbiotic relationship with the three.
I don’t pull them. I cut them near the base.
Today I went back to the spot where I found them last year. Not sure if it’s an ash or an elm. I’m not good with tree bark. At any rate, last year we had a pretty wet Spring, and I found 3 dozen morels,
Today I found 6.
We are about to cook them up with some filet mignon that I found in the freezer.
Oh man! I just have to update. Even 6 morels properly prepared are the highlight of our dinner tonight. I wish I could find several dozen more of them!