TREES AND SOILS SUITABLE FOR THE GROWTH OF TRUFFLES
Truffle hunting takes time and, as previously mentioned, a lot of patience. First, you have to train the dog when it is still just a puppy to improve its sense of smell and allow it to find the precious underground fungus, which resides several centimeters below the ground, close by specific types of trees. The main ones are ash, elm, maple, oak, hazel, hornbeam, chestnut, beech, larch, walnut, pine, and poplar, both white and black. The soil, however, differs depending on the type of truffle. The ideal hours for truffle hunting during the summer are at dawn, because during the day the sun is too strong and it exhausts the dogs. In winter, on the contrary, it is preferable to go out during the hottest hours, when the higher temperature warms up the soil and allows the scent of truffles to emerge.
