Lost Crops of the Incas Little-Known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation (1989) / Chapter Skim
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After 10 years, trees raised from these seeds were more than 10 m high and were bearing their third annual crop of nuts.3 The Andean walnut differs from better-known walnut species in at least two ways: the tree is almost evergreen (it grows virtually year~ These notably include dyes and a decoction of the leaves that is considered a valuable tonic. 2 Common names are tocte, nogal, nogal silvestre, cedro grande, and cedro negro.
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The trees once occurred frequently in the mountains near Caracas but are now extremely rare, although they still exist between Junquito and the Colonia Tovar cloud forest.8 No cross-pollination is required for nut production in the Andean walnut, but apparently hybrids can be made if they are desired. For example, hybrids between J
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Andean walnuts deserve to be included in forestry and agroforestry trials in areas of upland Central America and Brazil, the hill regions of India, Pakistan, and Nepal, and other seemingly suitable subtropical and tropical highland regions. Edible nuts are rare in many parts of the tropics, and their commercial production is practically nonexistent.
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