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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

on 5/17/02 9:26 AM, Mark Lee at markl@nytec.com wrote:

> 
> Does anyone have experience with yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifolium)?
> I have two small (3 ft) trees with lots of flowers.  I've seen the nuts
> described as anything from pea sized to a half inch in diameter and from
> "rather sweet" to "something like macadamia nuts."
I had some of the nuts one time.  They were about the size and texture of a
good clove of garlic, with a flavor like a raw potato.  I'd rather grow
chestnuts.
-Lon Rombough