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Truffels or just fungi?

meaganlilymeaganlily Posts: 8
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I have these strange tubers growing on some land we own. They are underground under trees. Lots of white thread like mycorrhiza attached and around them. I believe them to be truffles but this is really a very unlikely location. How can I get them identified?

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,391

    They look like truffles to me.  Try to find a mycology club near you - google 'mycology club' and add your nearest city.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • meaganlilymeaganlily Posts: 8

    Thank you Bob, they look like truffels to me too but they are in the most unlikely of locations.........and there are hundreds!

  • Hortum-cretaeHortum-cretae Posts: 979

    Probably are, but not the best for eating. Those tend to be European species.  Under oak and beech often on chalky soils.

    H-C 

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  • meaganlilymeaganlily Posts: 8
    philippa smith2 says:

    What trees are they growing under meaganlilly ?  I understand truffles tend to have specific hosts but could well be wrong.  It may give you  ( or the mycology people ) a clue.

    See original post

     They are under an ash tree but there are oak, beach, and sycamore there too.

  • meaganlilymeaganlily Posts: 8
    Dovefromabove says:

    Try emailing a picture to Daniel here [email protected] 

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     Thank you, I will do that.

  • meaganlilymeaganlily Posts: 8
    Hortum-cretae says:

    Probably are, but not the best for eating. Those tend to be European species.  Under oak and beech often on chalky soils.

    H-C 

    See original post

     Hmm, I think our soil is more on the acid side...................but they are growing in a 30yr old stable manure heap. very well rotted after 30yrs, it was on it's way to my garden.

  • meaganlilymeaganlily Posts: 8

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    This is an image of the environment they are in, with the ash tree behind. To the right and left of the ash trees are large beech trees and some oaks. I would think their roots reach under here easily. The nettles are allowed to grow for the ladybirds image

    Last edited: 23 October 2016 15:53:41

  • meaganlilymeaganlily Posts: 8
    aym280 says:

    If they are truffles, quids in!imageimageimage

    What do they smell like?

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     They don't smell of much really, maybe a bit mushroomy but they are immature I would think, not very big.

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