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Hickory nut

Hickory nut

Product number: 203720
Origin: North America
Latin: Carya ovata

A substantial tree, ideal for a food forest or a large garden and suitable for all soil types, but they do love moisture! This relative of the Walnut also thrives in a large pot and can then be grown as a maxi-bonsai. The delicious, edible nuts resemble pecans in shape and growth habit and are wonderfully sweet in taste! The nuts appear in clusters on the tree, the shell is reddish-brown in color. As soon as the shell bursts open, the nuts are visible and ripe for picking; you can eat them raw or roasted. Despite the name, the nuts are absolutely not bitter; they are a bit smaller than the King Nut. Also enjoy the golden-yellow autumn color before the leaves fall... The tough hickory wood, widely used for tools such as axes, hammers, etc., is made from the wood of this tree.

Names:
Latin: Carya ovata
Dutch: Hickorynoot
Also: Oke Hickory
English: Shagbark Hickory

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 in a seedbed, which can optionally be protected against drying out by means of mulch. The seeds will germinate after the first or second winter.

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