In article ,
Bob Hobden wrote:

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

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.

You could and probably still can get innoculated trees. However,
we were on holiday in the Dordogne and went to the truffle museum
there. I didn't read EVERY word, but I came pretty close, and it
was pretty clear that what I said above is correct.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.