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Impregnated Seedlings
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Unlike most of the mushrooms consumed around the world and grown commercially
on dead plant material (saprophytic mushrooms), many wild edible mushrooms
grow in a symbiotic mycorrhizal relationship with the roots of suitable
trees (ie.oak & hazel).
Of these, truffles are the most highly-prized and
unusual. They tend to be roughly spherical, have no stalk, no gills
and are formed underground or just at the surface. The trees which Truffle
UK Ltd currently produces are infected with either: |
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a. Tuber aestivum/uncinatum - known as the summer or Burgundy truffle.
A native species in the UK. The plants are a mix of common oak (Quercus
robur) and common hazel (Corylus avellana)
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b. Tuber melanosporum - known as Black truffle (see photo above). Native
to France, Spain, Italy and other parts of Europe.
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Once inoculated, we carefully monitor the root systems to ensure that
at 'point of sale' , the seedlings are truly infected and to the exclusion
of any harmful pathogens or competing fungi.
The trees come with planting instructions. We would advise those looking
to plant a larger number of trees, to
test the suitability of their soil. Both truffle types require alkaline
conditions.
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