You are here: Home > Our Seedlings 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. 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: 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.