hunting - LJN Blog Posts - Landscape Juice Network2024-03-28T12:37:49Zhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/huntingHunting for truffles in British woodlandhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/hunting-for-truffles-in-british-woodland2014-12-14T08:57:45.000Z2014-12-14T08:57:45.000ZLandscape Juicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/LandscapeJuice<div><p><span>I can tell you that we are in a youngish beech wood, ideal for truffles as beech is a host tree. Today we are looking for </span><em>Tuber aestivum</em><span>, the black summer truffle that is one of the best edible truffles growing in Britain. Like many fungi, they have a mycorrhizal (symbiotic) relationship with the trees – the fungi’s web-like mycelium attach to the tree root system and then produce fruit (the truffle itself) in the autumn and winter. In return, the fungi supplies the tree with nutrients and water.</span></p>
<p><span>Full article: <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/13/hunting-truffles-british-woodland-fungi" target="_blank">Guardian</a></span></p>
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