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 |