Black summer truffle

Tuber Aestivum Vitt.

Color: brown-blackish
Diffusion: Piedmont, Lombardy, Liguria, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Marche, Umbria, Campania
Hunting season: 1^st May – 31^st August

The dimension of the black summer truffle can reach up to 100-150 grams, though the medium size is as big as a hen egg. It is characterized by a blackish skin and the hazel inside with white veins.
The trees with which it bonds mostly are oaks, hornbeam, ash, pine, beech, hazel.
The scent of the summer truffle is very delicate with a note of porcini mushrooms and its market value is of about 1/6th of the Melanosporum Truffle.