Marrone di Chiusa Pesio
Variety of Sweet chestnut · Castanea sativa
High-quality Piedmontese marrone for glace confections and confectionery.
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
nuttysweetaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Castanea sativa (piemontesische Selektion)
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
- Fruit weight
- 14 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium, heart-shaped nut with sweet flesh and easily removable pellicle; typical marrone type.
Growth
Grown in the Cottian Alps of Piedmont on well-drained soils.
Yield
Moderate yields at high quality.
Notes
Basis for the renowned Turin marron glace confectioners.
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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