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sreekumar menon

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Plant ID
« on: July 15, 2014, 10:20:33 AM »
I purchased and plant this 3 years back from a local nursery. he said it is one type of nut plant .
Now it grow to 30 feet and flowering .








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Re: Plant ID
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2014, 05:40:17 AM »
Aleurites mollucana?

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Re: Plant ID
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2014, 09:42:54 AM »
Yes, definitely candlenut, Aleurites moluccana
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Re: Plant ID
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2014, 10:01:48 PM »
Thanks Pauloc and so_cal_Mike

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Re: Plant ID
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2014, 10:06:20 PM »
Is this same Candlenut ? one of my friend collected and sent me these seeds




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Re: Plant ID
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2014, 10:39:32 PM »
Yes your photos are of candlenut. Grows wild here. Can be eaten but only after roasting.
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Re: Plant ID
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2014, 11:05:25 PM »
Thanks Oscar