The Brumale truffle (Tuber brumale Vitt.)

The brumale alongside war and movement of people from the countryside to cities has largely been highly responsible for the demise of the French truffle industry.

More often than not we tend to plant are truffle infected trees on the premise of a soil test , there is little exploring  to the environment above ground also an investigation of the surrounding landscape with dogs to see if the Brumale Vitt  is already naturally in residence. 

Yes, you can have all three  truffles growing harmoniously together under the same tree . The nature of a typicall truffle planting with density of trees and possible future  irrigation , allows the Brumale to dominate and adventually take over the root residency .

An interesting project imaged above  was a hazel plantation  approx 25 years old now . Accidentally the tree grower supplied trees infected with Tuber Melanosporum  and Aestivum not as on the label uncinatum /aestivum . Also the site chosen seems to be in a natural area for the Brumale truffle. The planting was dense at 3 x 3

So  this has created a dense planting as the trees matured and in subsequent years understandably the Brumalle Vitt arrived.

With careful copasing managment before the brumalee took hold and dominance we seem to have reversed the situation . Also now producing a well falvoured melanosporum truffle with the extra light. previously the Melanosporum exhibited a bitter flavour  . I am very surprised that it is possible to manage Brumale Vitt especially in such a wet season as 2023 and 2024 where we have seen brumalle arrive in woods normally dominated by the uncinatum truffle .