Slow down before you start melting the butter. At least around here chanterelles NEVER grow in turf. Do you have a good photo of the underside of the mushroom? Chanterelles (and a few other mushrooms) will have folds, rather than gills.
But that's not enough, you do need a solid ID from an...
Not those Rob, but it was fun looking them up. It turns out I'd seen several of them in Singapore.
My tree is from Australia and is in the Sterculiaceae family. Or at least it used to be in the Sterculiaceae, Wikipedia says that that family is obsolete. I'm going to miss the chocolate family...
Here's a couple more pictures, I'm not sure if they're going to help.
One is an example of what not to do to a tree. Take a look at the groove from the tie that held this tree to its stake. Call the tree police!
Sorry about the wait, I'm back from the holiday weekend now.
This was in central California. I'd only seen these in books before this, but apparently they're more common down south.