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Truffles are a kind of 'underground mushroom' that grow on the roots of certain tree species. They are highly prized by top chefs and connoisseurs for their exquisite, intense flavour and can be used to add an indulgent twist on everything from pasta and seafood to scrambled eggs.
The summer truffle (Tuber aestivum syn. uncinatum) is very similar to the winter truffle although milder in flavour, but it’s much more at home in cooler climates and in the UK has been reported to have been found as far north as Scotland!
The oak tree is a bare root of between 20-30cm and about a year old when delivered. Truffles are produced 4-7 years from planting and the trees will produce truffles for up to 50 years.
Full planting instructions. Trees will eventually grow to a height of approximately 6m (20'), but can be kept significantly smaller with pruning. Not suitable for container growing.
Choosing and preparing your Planting site for truffle trees
Choosing a site:
The UK Summer Truffle’s natural habitat is shady woodland. Your tree can be grown in shady or open areas. The tree is best planted directly into the ground.
pH:
The ideal soil for your truffle-tree is well drained with a high pH. pH is a measure of acidity and can be tested with simple kits from most garden centres. The ideal pH for the UK Summer truffle is 7.3 – 7.6. If your pH is too low then it can be easily increased by applying a small amount of lime to the planting site. Garden lime is available from most garden centres and should be well raked into the area where your tree will be planted.
Planting your tree
Once your site is prepared you can and should plant your tree as soon as possible. Please follow these four steps:
Caring for your tree
Once you have planted your tree, follow these three steps to make sure your tree remains healthy:
When and how to look for truffles
When:
If your tree remains healthy, watered and the soil conditions are right then you may be lucky enough to find truffles in as little as 4 years from planting! However, more often trees start to produce in years 5-7. Some trees may take longer and some shorter. This is why it is normally best to have a number of trees.
Additional advisable steps:
Caring for your tree
Once you have planted your tree, follow these three steps to make sure your tree remains healthy:
When and how to look for truffles
When:
If your tree remains healthy, watered and the soil conditions are right then you may be lucky enough to find truffles in as little as 4 years from planting! However, more often trees start to produce in years 5-7. Some trees may take longer and some shorter. This is why it is normally best to have a number of trees.
The UK Summer truffle (Tuber aestivum var. uncinatum) is normally harvested from June - November.
How:
Truffles are traditionally found with the aid of an untrained pig who will naturally seek out the truffles. However, these days commercial truffle farms use trained dogs as they are less likely to eat the truffle and work quicker and usually more efficiently.
If you only have a few trees then you may be able to find truffles without a pig or trained dog!
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Standard Charge
Packet seed only will incur a carriage charge of £2.99.
All other products incur a carriage charge of £4.99.
If your order comprises of a combination of carriage charges then a combined carriage charge of £6.99 will be applied.
Live Plants
Suttons wants to ensure that all of our plants are delivered to you in the best condition for planting. Unfortunately there are some postcodes that take longer to deliver to and therefore we can not guarantee this, so we are sorry to advise that we do not ship live plants to the following areas; HS, IV41-IV56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR25, ZE1-ZE3.
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Republic of Ireland: For orders weighing less than 2kg standard carriage charge applies. Where the weight of the order is 2kg and above the carriage charge is £14.99.
Other EU countries: We can only deliver packet flower and vegetable seed to other EU countries. The carriage is £4.99 per order.
Very Large items
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