TRUFFLE INFECTED TREE SALES & COST OF OTHER SERVICES
INOCULATION OF TREES
At Gembrook we inoculate tree seedlings with the French Black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) in a sterile laboratory process soon after germination. Sterile media, containers and environmental conditions are absolutely essential to ensure invading, strongly competitive soil borne fungi such as Scleroderma and Hebeloma are kept out.
The seedlings are planted in 75mm tree tubes and grown on in a multi-span greenhouse for approximately sixteen months. Periodic microscopic checks are carried out to check for truffle infection. Finally as part of the selection process every seedling is checked before being released for despatch. Digital microscope images are available showing the infected roots.
TREE SPECIES (inoculated with Tuber melanosporum) |
COST (1 to 10 plants) |
COST (10 to 1000 plants) |
DELIVERY |
Quercus robur |
$30.00 plus GST |
$22.00 plus GST |
>100 plants free delivery in Victoria <100 plants POA |
Quercus ilex |
$30.00 plus GST |
$22.00 plus GST |
>100 plants free delivery in Victoria <100 plants POA |
Quercus suber |
$30.00 plus GST |
$22.00 plus GST |
>100 plants free delivery in Victoria <100 plants POA |
Corylus avellana |
$40.00 plus GST |
$30.00 plus GST |
>100 plants free delivery in Victoria <100 plants POA delivery in Victoria |
NB. For orders above 1000 plants price on application |
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| OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED |
| Digital Microscope Images |
$5.00 per image provided on CD or DVD |
| Agronomy support |
Existing customer - Free |
Nathan analysing roots for infection
Oaks infected with the truffle fungus ready for sale
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