Last week I learned about Golden Chinquapin for the first time, after noticing an unfamiliar tree growing among tanoak, pacific madrone, and Douglas fir in NW California. I haven’t been able to find a lot of information about it. Would appreciate any tips:
- How good are the nuts ? Are they really similar to hazelnuts?
- How productive are the trees?
- Does anyone have experience growing them?
- have there been any attempts to domesticate them? Are there any strains with better or more abundant nuts?
Here’s the Wikipedia description:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysolepis_chrysophylla
