Characteristics
A tree. It can grow 10 m tall. The branches form a round crown. The bark is dark grey-brown. It has deep grooves. The leaves are 5-10 cm long. They have teeth along the edges. The leaves are shiny above and have felt like hairs underneath.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
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| Sexuality |
monoecy
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| Pollination |
anemogamy
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| Spread |
dyszoochory
endozoochory
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| Mature width (meter) |
2.0
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| Mature height (meter) |
10.0
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
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| Soil acidity |
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| Soil nutriment |
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The ripe nuts are roasted and eaten or ground and used in cooking.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
120 - 365
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
10
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-12
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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