WE SPECIALISE IN TRUFFLE
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Let’s talk Truffle: seedlings, species, orchards, infrastructure, sales, research, testing, and consultation
Welcome to Silverplace
Silverplace is a Western Australian truffle nursery, led by science to enable multiple new truffle species cultivation and harvesting throughout winter, spring, and summer seasons. New species include Tuber borchii and Tuber aestivium vitt. hosted on both oak and pine trees. It is critical to understand that highly-colonised trees achieve greatest truffle harvests.
Silverplace ensures highly colonised trees by working with Murdoch University and la Universita di Bologna - famous for their mycological expertise. Our advanced techniques enable new truffle species establishment in a diversity of Australian orchard locations. There is a growing appetite for new truffle flavours in addition to Tuber melanosporum vitt.
Our world-leading collaboration assists Australian truffle growers to improve biosecurity, meet the highest standards, use cutting-edge technology, access quality seedlings, and manage truffle orchards with confidence.
Our Services
Our research is at the global forefront of truffles. We supply inoculated and well-colonised seedlings of various host and truffle species. We ensure truffle orchards are biologically and chemically uncontaminated, test if irrigation meets truffle species needs, develop orchard designs and management strategies, provide harvest advice and networks, test truffles for quality and international export standards. We have access to a large network of international truffle buyers
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Expert Advice
Our truffle expertise guides growers to establish custom tree and truffle orchards suited to their unique location. We offer consulting services enabling growers to know that your truffle orchard meets ‘best practice’, advising on all aspects for a successful truffle life cycle: from planting, orchard management, contamination testing, to sales and distribution.
Truffle Orchards
The global truffle industry is dynamic and rapidly advancing through new knowledge and technology. Our experience over decades will help growers to be confident about producing safe and quality truffles from the most suitable seedlings and best truffle species available.
Seedlings and Science
We research multiple culinary truffle species, including Winter (Tuber melanosporum Vitt.), Spring (Tuber borchii Vitt.), and Summer (Tuber aestivum Vitt.). Truffle growers must have access to the highest standards of inoculum with the correct truffle species, underpinned by peer-reviewed science. We offer advanced technologies to Western Australian current and future truffle growers.
"Truffles are nature's hidden gems, buried beneath the earth's embrace, awaiting discovery by those who appreciate their exquisite flavor and unparalleled aroma."
About Us
Our Expert Team
The project team, led by Murdoch University Professors Treena Burgess, Giles Hardy and Dr Bill Dunstan. Silverplace’s research also involves a titan of the global truffle industry, the University of Bologna’s Professor Alessandra Zambonelli, and a FFSCRC Industry PhD. Silverplace Directors are Adam Wilson of Great Southern Truffles and Dr Mark P McHenry from Mt Lindesay.
Science & Expertise
Our expertise in truffle host trees and culinary truffle species is underpinned by our world-leading research collaborations.
We specialize in inoculated seedlings, truffle orchard establishment, biosecurity, and quality truffle production technology for Australian truffle growers.
Truffle cultivation for industry expansion
Working with mycologists at Murdoch University and with innovative growers Drs Mark and Julia Anwar McHenry on their farm near Denmark, WA, FFS-backed PhD student Mahesh Galappaththi, originally from Sri Lanka, is exploring ways to ensure successful colonisation of host trees’ root zones by some of the world’s most delectable truffle species
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