Truffles

 Is it possible to cultivate truffles or do they only grow wild,& where in
the UK can I find truffles growing wild?

 
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|> Is it possible to cultivate truffles or do they only grow wild,& where in
|> the UK can I find truffles growing wild?

It is possible, but the requisite combination of soils and summer
heat does not really occur in the UK.  We are just a bit too cold
for them.

And that is Tuber melanosporum (the black truffle).  We are far
too cold for Tuber magnatum (the white truffle).  There may be
some worthless truffles native to the UK, and just possibly the
marginal Tuber aestivum (the summer truffle).


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

 

They are prolific down in the Dordogne.......
http://fi.franceguide.com/magazine/article.asp?idcf67

Jenny :~))

 from nmm1@cus.cam.ac.uk (Nick Maclaren) contains these words:

Summer truffle is rated as good, but is also rare. Regular commercial
truffle-hunting ceased with the retiral of the last of the hunters in
1935.

The white truffle is (AFAIK) only found in warm climates, but is fairly
common in the right conditions in Mediterranian countries, and
stretching through Arabia to other parts of Asia. Pity, because they are
easier to find, they very often grow partially above the surface.

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"Nick Maclaren"  wrote in reply
after "Zara Henderson" wrote:

I seem to remember seeing some years ago a property for sale somewhere in
southern England that said it had a young wood with the tree roots seeded
with Black Truffle spawn giving the possibility of cropping truffles in the
distant future. Which leads me to believe it might be possible to cultivate
them although it is still probably hit and miss (even in a more suitable
climate) and a long drawn out affair.

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Regards
Bob

Some photos of my plants at.....
http://uk.geocities.com/hobdens@btinternet.com/index.html