Garrone Rosso
Variety of Sweet chestnut · Castanea sativa
Red-shelled Piedmontese marrone, basis of the Marrone di Cuneo IGP.
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
firmnuttysweet
Profile
- Parentage
- Castanea sativa (piemontesische Selektion)
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
- Fruit weight
- 15 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium nut with red-brown striped shell and sweet, firm flesh.
Growth
Important cultivar of the Cuneo province in Piedmont.
Yield
Regular, good yields.
Notes
Together with Garrone Nero the main cultivar of Marrone di Cuneo IGP.
Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Sweet chestnut unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page
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