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Queen nut

Queen nut

Product number: 203710
Origin: North America
Latin: Carya laciniosa

A substantial tree, ideal for a food forest or a large garden and suitable for all soil types, but it does love moisture! This relative of the Walnut also thrives in a large pot and can then be cultivated as a maxi-bonsai. The delicious, edible nuts are very similar to pecans in shape and growth habit and have a wonderfully sweet taste! The nuts appear in clusters on the tree, and the shell is reddish-brown. As soon as the shell bursts open, the nuts become visible and ripe for picking; you can eat them raw or roasted. Kingnuts live up to their name, being the largest nuts of the Carya genus. Enjoy the golden-yellow autumn colour before the leaves fall... The wood of this tree is used to make tough hickory wood, widely used for tools such as axes, hammers, etc.

Denominations:
Latin: Carya laciniosa
Dutch: Koningsnoot
English: Kingnut

Sowing method: Year-round. Soak the seeds in warm water for 24 hours, change the water and soak for another 4 days. Then sow about 5 cm deep on a seedbed, which may be protected from drying out by mulch. The seeds will germinate after the first or second winter.

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