Our SeedlingsUnlike 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. beech, 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 supplies are infected with either:
- 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), European Beech (Fagus syllvatica) and common hazel (Corylus
avellana).
- Tuber melanosporum - known as Black truffle. Native to France, Spain, Italy and other parts of Europe.
Once inoculated, the root systems are carefully monitored 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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