Nut Trees
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Friday, February 8th, 2008The oyster nut is a member of the Cucurbitaceae family, not a nut tree, which has a tremendous genetic diversity of nearly 100 genera and over 750 species. It is a perennial large vine grown in West, Central and East Africa. It is drought tolerant and can grow at elevations up to 2,000 m. […]
Chestnut - castanea
Friday, January 18th, 2008Chestnut castanea, is a genus of eight species of nut trees and shrubs in the beech family. Most of the species are large trees growing to 20-40 m tall. The leaves are ovate, 10-30 cm long and 4-10 cm broad, with pointed, widely-spaced teeth. The flowers are catkins produced in mid summer with an unpleasant […]
Macadamia - macadamia integrifolia, m. tetraphylla
Sunday, December 30th, 2007Macadamia is a genus of eight species in the Proteaceae family, with a distribution to eastern Australia; seven native species and Indonesia; one species. Two of the eight macadamia species produce nuts that are a valuable food crop and of a commercial importance (M. integrifolia and M. tetraphylla). The rest of the genus possess poisonous […]
Hazelnut - Corylus avellana
Saturday, September 15th, 2007
by steve stamos
The Common Hazelnut tree Corylus avellana is a species of hazel native to Europe and Asia. It is usually a shrub reaching 3-8 m tall, but could reach 15 m. The leaves are rounded, 6-12 cm long, deciduous and hairy on both sides. The hazelnut tree is originated along the Black Sea around […]
Pistachio Nut Tree - Pistacia vera L.
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007by steve stamos
The pistachio nut tree, Pistacia vera L., Anacardiaceae, is a wide-spreading, bushy, broad-leafed tree which grows slowly to a height and spread out of up to 10 meters with one or many trunks. It is native to highland regions of Iran, Turkmenistan and western Afghanistan. It has pinnate grayish foliage with 3 to […]