Worldwide Truffle Plantation Establishment
Are you a landowner or farmer looking for innovative ways to diversify your land and generate a reliable, long-term income? Truffle farming offers a profitable and sustainable land diversification option. At Mycorrhizal systems Ltd, we help you unlock the full potential of your land through expert-guided truffle cultivation.
Truffle Trees & Consultancy
We specialise in the planning, establishment, and management guidance of truffle orchards. Our complete service includes land suitability assessments, supply of DNA-certified truffle-inoculated trees, orchard design, ongoing technical support and truffle distribution. Whether you’re planting a small trial or a large-scale commercial truffle orchard, we’re here to guide you every step of the way.
Helping You Grow Truffles
With over two decades of experience and the world’s largest truffle research network, our results speak for themselves. Since 2005, we’ve pioneered truffle cultivation across the globe—and were the first to successfully cultivate truffles in Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales, and Macedonia. You can rely on proven expertise, backed by our in-house genetics lab and The National Truffle Center, led by global truffle expert Professor P. Thomas.
Innovating Truffle Farming Worldwide
We primarily offer the following tree species: Hazel, English Oak, and Evergreen Oak- although of bespoke orders we can work with a much wider species range. These trees can be inoculated with either summer/autumn truffle or winter truffle. Additionally, we have a limited number of trees inoculated with White truffles available.
Supported by UKRI, our research team have developed a range of trees inoculated with other edible mushroom species- these can be used for back-garden plantings or even on a commercial scale to combine commercial forestry with a carbon negative food crop! Here we work with commercial species, such as Scots pine or Sitka spruce.
While it is theoretically possible, our trials have shown that inoculating mature trees is both costly and challenging. The success rate is only about 15%, and it may take decades—if ever—for truffles to develop. For this reason, we encourage people to focus on new plantings which are much more reliable.
Yes, there are several grant opportunities available for planting mixed broadleaf woodlands. Our recommended planting density of 1,600 trees per hectare typically meets most grant criteria. However, we recommend consulting with the Forestry Commission or a similar authority for the most current information. We’re also happy to assist you with details to support your grant application.
We don’t offer in-house dog training, but we can provide useful tips and even some fresh or frozen truffles to help you get started with scent training. Additionally, we have excellent contacts for professional dog training courses that we can share with you.
