Where does it grow?
ItalyCroatiaSerbiaSloveniaHungaryRomaniaBulgariaGreeceFrance
Harvested in Italy and the Balkans. France has also achieved controlled-cultivation harvests since 2019. The countries listed are not a production ranking.
When is it harvested?
Northern Hemisphere
Autumn – early winter
- January : indicative season
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September : indicative season
- October : indicative season
- November : indicative season
- December : indicative season
Depends on origin; the local permitted harvest season may be shorter.
Indicative seasons vary by region. Check permitted harvest dates in the country concerned.
Naming it correctly.
Distinguish from T. borchii. The names “Alba” and “Piedmont” do not prove a lot’s origin.
What a lot record can proveSources and references
Entry checked on 11 October 2026. Listed origins do not rank production volumes.
- INRAE — Production contrôlée de truffes blanches made in France
- Niimi et al. — Geographical-based variations in white truffle Tuber magnatum aroma
- Istria Tourist Board — Truffle Varieties
- Centro Nazionale Studi Tartufo — Le specie
- Centro Nazionale Studi Tartufo — Calendario di raccolta (Piémont)
- Schlumpberger et al. — Differentiation of Tuber magnatum and Tuber borchii