The seasons of the truffle

Each variety of truffle is harvested in a specific period of the year, and more precisely:

Species / variety Common name Harvesting period
Tuber Magnatum Pico White Truffle rom 1st October to 31st December
Tuber Melanosporum Vitt. Precious Black Truffle from November 15th to March 15th
Tuber Aestivum Vitt. Black Summer Truffle or Scorzone from 1st May to 30th November
Tuber Aestivum Vitt. var. Uncinatum Chatin Uncinato Truffle from 1st October to 31st December
Tuber Borchii Vitt. o Tuber Albidum Pico Truffle Bianchetto or Marzuolo from January 15th to April 30th
Tuber Brumale Vitt. Black Winter or Brumale Truffle from November 15th to March 15th
Tuber Brumale var. Moschatm De Ferry Black Truffle Moscat from 1st September to 31st December