Dark truffles resting on soil among fine roots

American truffles

Taproot Truffle Co.

Verified American truffles. Coming soon.

We work with orchards, pecan growers and truffle hunters across the American Southeast to bring chefs truffles they can trust: species confirmed by DNA, origin and harvest date on every lot, graded and shipped overnight.

  • DNA verified

    Species confirmed, never guessed

  • Traceable

    Orchard and harvest date on every lot

  • Fresh

    Graded and shipped overnight

Hand-colored engraving of pecan truffles, one cut open, among pecan roots and leaves
Plate I. Tuber lyonii, the pecan truffle. Native to the American South, it fruits under pecan, hickory and oak.

Plate II. The American Harvest

American truffle harvest calendarMonths each native or orchard truffle is in season; darker wash marks the peak.JFMAMJJASONDEastern & SouthernPecan truffleTuber lyoniiAppalachian truffleTuber canaliculatumPérigord black, orchardTuber melanosporumPacific NorthwestOregon winter whiteTuber oregonenseOregon spring whiteTuber gibbosumOregon blackLeucangium carthusianumOregon brownKalapuya brunneaedge of seasonin seasonpeak
Wild seasons vary with rain; pecan truffles peak in August and September in Georgia and Florida, and Appalachian truffles stop at the first hard freeze. Sources: University of Florida IFAS; Oregon State University Extension; Oregon Truffle Festival; North American Truffling Society.