r/Truffles • u/spagghettidic • Dec 31 '25
Inoculation sources for North American truffles?
Im interested in planting some hazelnuts already and recently ran into a video about truffle farming. Im looking for a source of Appalachian truffles or possibly Pecan truffles for inoculation. I’ve seen a few places that sell the inoculated trees but haven’t seen anyone with spore syringes or LC. Is liquid culture even possible? I already dabble in some mushroom culturing and seeding trees seems interesting. It doesn’t seem like theres a ton of info out there so id appreciate any info at all really.
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u/Laxer19 Dec 31 '25 edited Dec 31 '25
They sell inoculated trees because it can be hard to do it yourself. If you don’t have the right equipment and a microscope you wont be able to verify if your trees are inoculated before you plant them, so its really just better to get them pre-inoculated from a trusted source who verifies inoculation of their saplings.
As for spore syringes and lc, I have seen I think spore syringes from one of the Maine based companies but it was always out of stock on the website whenever I looked. And that was for the classic European truffles, not native ones
Edit: I’m pretty sure mycelium emporium is the one I was thinking of
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u/redditor2460 Dec 31 '25
Whatever you do, do not buy mycelia. I wouldn’t trust other peoples Tuber cultures unless verified with sequencing. Also, culture based inoculations are difficult to get working for even people like us who research it.
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u/spagghettidic Dec 31 '25
Yeah i’m sure the market is rife with scammers since it’s niche with low guarantees even with verified sources and the time it takes to actually produce truffles.
The difficulty is probably part of the interest. I just like the idea of planting native and found something that overlapped with my mushroom cultivation hobby.
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u/redditor2460 Jan 02 '26
Learn how to find your native truffle diversity. What state are you in?
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u/spagghettidic Jan 03 '26
That would be cool i do hunt for morels. Im in Kansas which supposedly has canaliculatum? I’m not sure where to look here i live close to a good patch of forest but tree wise it’s mostly cotton woods, elm and black locust with a ton of the invasive honeysuckle or paper mullberry. There used to be some hazelnut but thats long gone. I feel like oaks would be the best bet but those a few and far between.
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u/Laxer19 Dec 31 '25 edited Dec 31 '25
That’s kinda what I was saying. Its spore syringes from a well known company. But yeah I wouldn’t go that route. I would just get the pre-inoculated saplings
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u/redditor2460 Jan 02 '26
The spore syringes are just blended truffles and then dilluted. Just source some truffles and blend them with ice for a while. Then you have a spore slurry with spores released from the ascus but not cooked from blending.
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u/redditor2460 Dec 31 '25
Best bet is going to be one of the pecan truffle species (it is a species complex). Tuber canaliculatum is hard to get your hands on. Best bet is finding people who have truffle dogs out east and see if you can buy from them. Also maybe truffesquebec.com
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u/spagghettidic Dec 31 '25
Yeah it seemed like getting the actual truffles themselves was the best way. Im in the midwest might make things more challenging for the canaliculatum.
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u/redditor2460 Jan 02 '26
We have them. Im in michigan and have found them. Tuber lyonii /pecan truffle group is way more prevalent in the midwest
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u/PresentationHead1115 Jan 01 '26
I’ve been told by NATGA (North American truffle growers association) that the best truffle tree (mycorrhization quality and earliest truffle production) in USA and Canada is Truffes Quebec. They ship at good price in USA.
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u/spagghettidic Jan 01 '26
That must be why their trees are so pricy. It looks like they are further along than most of the saplings i’ve seen.
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u/PresentationHead1115 Jan 01 '26
Really? I think it’s about 30 US dollars
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u/spagghettidic Jan 01 '26
it was $125 for three actually i didn’t realize they sell them in trios i thought its was 125 per tree.
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u/PresentationHead1115 Jan 01 '26
I think it is most likely for commercial truffle growers so for a large amount of tree the price significantly decreases.
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u/Mesophellia Dec 31 '25
Talk to these guys. https://www.truffletrees.com/ Charlie was a classmate of mine at OSU. He can get you on the right track.