posted 10 years ago
As with apples, trees planted from seed vary considerably. Commercial orchards all use grafted trees.
Nuts have been bred for larger size, easier nut-meat extraction, easier husk separation, less bitterness etc...
I'd recommend buying some grafted trees to experiment with. If you later plant some seeds you can then graft them from your own trees.
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