What Did Our First Truffle Orchard Look Like in 2011?

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11/7/2022 – This article documents some of the earliest years of our truffle research. We produced truffles in this first orchard for three years, but have not found much for the past two years. Look for our other posts to learn how the project progressed.

1/14/2011 – With the support of Franklin and Betty Garland of Garland Truffles in Hillsborough, NC, we established a small demonstration/research orchard at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville, NC. Here is a quick overview of what we did and how it looks.

In October 2009, we started preparing the soil; opening up the beds where we planned to plant our trees.

small tractor preparing the soil for the truffle bed
prepared truffle bed before planting trees
We overwintered the inoculated filbert trees in an unheated greenhouse.
inoculated filbert trees
In mid-March 2010, we applied fertilizer and lime, tilled it into the beds and laid landscape fabric over the beds (actually, silt fencing).
tilling and fertilizing the bed
laying mulch in the bed
prepared beds ready for tree planting
We planted the trees on April 15.
team at work planting trees

a young filbert tree and root ball before planting

Drip-tape was laid on top of the landscape fabric.
drip tape laid on the bed before planting
This is what the orchard looked like in late June.
Filbert trees in late June
This is what it looked like in mid-August.
filbert trees in late August
And this is how it looked in late fall.
filbert trees in late fall
In spring, we will inspect the trees for insects and diseases and apply more lime to the soil.