Monday, April 23, 2012
Recognise this nut?
Given to me as a sweet chestnut, I'm thinking, horse chestnut, but the outer shell is smooth, so I'm leaning toward buckeye. Beyond that, I know nothing, having never seen buckeye before. Anyone know anything about these? They came from a Southland tree that's about to be felled. I'd hate to lose something useful.
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Most definitly Macadamia. Best way to open the nut if you don't have a screw nut cracker is to us a hammer with the nut held in a cloth or old inner tube.
Paranormal
Really??
Now I am puzzled!
I'll delve some more, then post what I find - thanks for your help Pdogge and Para.
Wot I lerned.
The nuts I've pictured were picked too soon and should be dark brown in colour. When I tested their hardness, as suggested, I found they broke easily and were full of water. The bloke that gave them to me said they were a chestnut and described the leaves as being just like a horse chestnut. I'll get some more off him at the end of the season, as the ones I've got won't grow. Here's the link to the yellow buckey in case you'd like to check iot out.
http://ohiodnr.com/tabid/5344/Default.aspx
Treat it like a conker?
You could It's small though, and you wouldn't conquer.
We had an Austrian woman staying with us recently who played conkers, but with hard-boiled eggs. She was unconquerable. Her egg, and her technique, meant all challengers were crushed. Apparently, its a game they play in Austria, much as we play/played 'soldiers' with plantain seedheads.
conkerlets
Either that, or its one of John Key's lost ones.
I remember it from ye old curiosity shoppe
Speaking of useful, Robert, someone has offered me some Siberian Pea seeds. Would you be interested in a few to trial? I'd rather someone with a better track record than me had a go at raising them.
If you can spare a few, southernrata, I'd be happy to put them in and see how they like it down here. Mind you, it's a far cry, weather-wise, from Siberia in Southland this autumn. I've never known the likes - it's warm and calm, day after day. Very dry too. We're looking at drought conditions, though there's not been much said about it - Autumn droughts are most unusual. For example, it's Anzac Day and not a drop of rain - unheard-of!!
My postal address is 20 Thames Street, Riverton, 9822.
If you'd like some red broad beans, sweetest on the planet, scribble your return address on the packet.
Cheers
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