Beech (infected with Tuber aestivum) / An ideal novelty gift for the truffle enthusiast


Trees ranging from  60-80 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.


Please note: To limit environmental impact of your purchase we have a policy of just providing you with your inoculated truffle tree in limited packaging, with the roots protected in a small bag. If however you state by Ebay message at the time of purchase that you would like your tree dispatched as a gift, this can be arranged at no extra cost; we will cover the roots in a hessian bag and provide you with a certificate of authenticity and a care guide.

We can not dispatch these trees outside UK territories at the moment.