Beech Tree (infected with Tuber aestivum; black summer / autumn truffle)
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Beech (infected with Tuber aestivum) / An ideal novelty gift for the truffle enthusiast
Trees ranging from 40-60 cm can be purchased subject to availability;
The European beech (Fagus sylvatica) is the most commonly cultivated, although there are few important differences between species aside from detail elements such as leaf shape. The leaves of beech trees are entire or sparsely toothed, from 5–15 cm long and 4–10 cm broad. Beeches are monoecious, bearing both male and female flowers on the same plant. The small flowers are unisexual, the female flowers borne in pairs, the male flowers wind-pollinating catkins. They are produced in spring shortly after the new leaves appear. The bark is smooth and light grey. The fruit is a small, sharply three–angled nut 10–15 mm long, borne singly or in pairs in soft-spined husks 1.5–2.5 cm long, known as cupules. The husk can have a variety of spine- to scale-like appendages, the character of which is, in addition to leaf shape, one of the primary ways beeches are differentiated.[2] The nuts are edible, though bitter (though not nearly as bitter as acorns) with a high tannin content, and are called beechnuts or beechmast.
This tree commonly grows with mycorrhizal fungi; we can supply these trees hosting Tuber aestivum.
We can not dispatch these trees outside UK territories at the moment. Trees supplied by Totally Truffles, larger quantities can be purchased at discounted prices, contact 07958715102 for details.
Guidelines on how to maintain your truffle tree available here
http://www.totallytruffles.co.uk/how-to-maintain-your-truffle-tree.html
Trees ranging from 40-60 cm can be purchased subject to availability;
The European beech (Fagus sylvatica) is the most commonly cultivated, although there are few important differences between species aside from detail elements such as leaf shape. The leaves of beech trees are entire or sparsely toothed, from 5–15 cm long and 4–10 cm broad. Beeches are monoecious, bearing both male and female flowers on the same plant. The small flowers are unisexual, the female flowers borne in pairs, the male flowers wind-pollinating catkins. They are produced in spring shortly after the new leaves appear. The bark is smooth and light grey. The fruit is a small, sharply three–angled nut 10–15 mm long, borne singly or in pairs in soft-spined husks 1.5–2.5 cm long, known as cupules. The husk can have a variety of spine- to scale-like appendages, the character of which is, in addition to leaf shape, one of the primary ways beeches are differentiated.[2] The nuts are edible, though bitter (though not nearly as bitter as acorns) with a high tannin content, and are called beechnuts or beechmast.
This tree commonly grows with mycorrhizal fungi; we can supply these trees hosting Tuber aestivum.
We can not dispatch these trees outside UK territories at the moment. Trees supplied by Totally Truffles, larger quantities can be purchased at discounted prices, contact 07958715102 for details.
Guidelines on how to maintain your truffle tree available here
http://www.totallytruffles.co.uk/how-to-maintain-your-truffle-tree.html