New Truffle Species Found at Arnold Arboretum

Jamaica Plain, MA – A new truffle species unknown to science has emerged at Arnold Arboretum.

The Jamaica Plain News first reported that the species was discovered by Rosanne Healy, a 2013 recipient of the Arnold Arboretum Sargent Award, and her colleagues.

The researchers began looking at truffle colonization on the grounds after the European species Tuber borchii was found at the base of a native red oak.

The investigation yielded eight unique truffle species at the arboretum, including one unknown to science, Healy wrote in a study announcing the findings.

To honor the location of its discovery, Healy and her colleagues named it "Tuber arnoldianum" after the Arnold Arboretum.

Photo Credit: Rosanne Healy, used with permission