Tuber aestivum mycorrhize
Tuber Aestivum (the Truffle):
The Tuber Aestivum is sometimes called "Summer truffle" or Saint John's truffle because its maturity period occurs between May and August.
The Tuber Aestivum was described by Vittadini in 1831, from the latin aestivus = estival
Various host species can live in symbiosis with the truffle, the most known is the truffle oak.
The outer layer is black and the inside of the truffle varies from beige to brown, even grey and has ivory stripes (a clear or white inside indicates a lack of maturity). Tuber aestivum is a fine alterntive for delicatessens during the summer.
The quality of truffle plants:
As mentioned in the truffle plants section, this is a highest quality plants produced in the France nursery via techniques developped within the ISO 9001 standard and licensed by France National Institute for Agronomic Research.
Identification de Tuber aestivum:
Mycorrhized truffle plants with the summer truffle are available in GR430 containers.
Below is a list of the 3 host species offered for the truffle plants mycchorized with the summer truffle:
- CARPINUS betulus – Common Hornbeam
- QUERCUS ilex – Green Oak
- QUERCUS pubescens – White Oak