Mycorrhized with saffron milk caps

Pines specifically mycorrhized for the cultivation of saffron milk cap

Several species of host trees are eligible for the cultivation of the saffron milk cap. ROBIN Nurseries offers you different coniferous plants mycorhized with Lactarius deliciosus. Produced in our own laboratory, under the control of INRAE, these mushroom plants allow you to produce your own delicious saffron milk cap. We advise you to choose a tree species adapted to the climate of your region. Depending on the age of the plant and the land chosen, you will have to wait between 3 and 4 years to harvest your first mushrooms.

Which tree should I plant to produce and harvest saffron milk caps ?

Although not as tasty as the bloody one, the saffron milk cap is nevertheless particularly appreciated in the South-East and is very much used in the gastronomy of Provence (where it is sometimes called "barigoule", "safrané" or "catalan"). This mushroom grows in pine forests. It is thus found as well at the foot of a Scots pine, a parasol pine, but also a black pine of Austria. All these pine species respond very favorably to mycorrhization by Lactarius deliciosus and will produce, therefore, beautiful and delicious saffron milk caps as soon as the conditions of its culture are met.