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Congratulations on your purchase of a T.A.S.T.E truffle tree.  To ensure success, follow these simple instructions.  Should you require further assistance or advice, contact us.

It is important to keep your tree well watered (particularly in warmer weather) and ensure it is placed in a position where it will receive direct sunlight and has good air circulation.
Your inoculated tree is still a small sapling, around two years old, so if you don't want to plant it directly into the garden it can be kept as a pot plant for several years.

If planting into a pot

Choose one that is not too much bigger than the plastic tree tube it is currently in.  A pot around 30cm in diameter and the same depth would be ideal for now, although you will need to re-pot into a larger pot as the tree grows.
Fill the pot with good quality potting mix, add about half a handful of dolomite lime and mix in well.  Water the sapling before removing it from the plastic tree tube, then carefully tap it out of the pot, retaining as much of the soil around the roots as possible.  Carefully place it into your prepared pot and firm the soil around it.  Water well.  Do not stand the pot in a saucer as good drainage is essential (if you must use a saucer, ensure that it is emptied after every watering).

If planting into the ground

Dig a hole around 30cm deep and wide.  Combine some good quality planting mix, soil conditioner or garden compost along with a handful of dolomite lime, with the soil removed from the hole.  Use some of this mix to part fill the hole enough so that your sapling will be planted at the same level in the ground that it was in its pot.  Water the sapling then carefully remove it from the plastic pot, retaining as much of the soil around the roots as possible.  Use the improved soil mix to fill the hole and gently firm down around the plant, creating a "dish" shape.  This will help to retain water and insulate the plant's roots whilst it becomes established in your garden.  Water well and ensure that the tree receives a good deep watering at least once a week (more often in hot weather) for at least the first two years after planting.  For the successful production of truffles an alkaline soil is required with a pH of around 8.  Depending on your soil type, applications of lime may be required to achieve this and regular pH testing of the soil around the tree is recommended.  Soil pH testing kits are available at good garden centres.  Should you require advice or assistance with this, or any other matters pertaining to the growth and health of your tree, please contact us.

T.A.S.T.E. Truffle Trees are available from the following retail outlets:

Western Australia

Denmark Nursery and Florist
89 Strickland Street
Denmark  WA

Everbloom Garden Centre
665 Railway Terrace
Sawyers Valley  WA

Herbs R Us - at the Wanneroo Markets

33 Prindiville Drive 
Wangara  WA