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The female flowers produce beechnuts, small triangular nuts 15–20 mm (5 ⁄ 8 – 3 ⁄ 4 in) long and 7–10 mm (1 ⁄ 4 – 3 ⁄ 8 in) wide at the base; there are two nuts in each cupule, maturing in the autumn 5–6 months after pollination. Flower and seed production is particularly abundant in years following a hot, sunny and dry summer ...
They are small, roughly triangular, and edible, with a bitter, astringent, or mild and nut-like taste. The European beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) is the most commonly cultivated, although few important differences are seen between species aside from detail elements such as leaf shape.
Fagus orientalis is a large tree, capable of reaching heights of up to 45 m ... The seeds are small triangular nuts 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) long and 7–10 ...
The fruit is a triangle-shaped shell containing 2–3 nuts inside, but many of them do not fill in, especially on solitary trees. Beech nuts are sweet and nutritious, [7] can be eaten raw by wildlife and humans, [26] or can be cooked. [27] They can also be roasted and ground into a coffee substitute. [7] The leaves are edible when cooked. [7]
The tree is fast growing; as much as 113 centimetres (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) a year (16 m or 52 ft in 14 years) at Puerto Piray, Misiones Province, Argentina. [ 4 ] : 13_8 The leaves are thick, tough and scale like, triangular, 3–6 cm ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 – 2 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) long, 5–10 millimetres ( 25 ⁄ 128 – 25 ⁄ 64 in) broad at the base, and ...
Araucaria araucana, commonly called the monkey puzzle tree, monkey tail tree, pewen, pehuen pine or piñonero, is an evergreen tree belonging to the family Araucariaceae and growing to a trunk diameter of 1–1.5 m (3.3–4.9 ft) and a height of 30–40 m (98–131 ft).
Nut production of grafted trees is medium with higher production on seedling trees. Nut production starts at four to five years. The triangular nuts are mid season ripening - shiny red mahogany in color. They keep and peel well. The nuts can be used fresh or for processing. The nut taste is described as lower quality.
triangle fig Moraceae (mulberry family) Ficus variegata: ... Macadamia: macadamia nut trees; Macadamia integrifolia: smooth-shelled macadamia Proteaceae (protea family)