Synonyms: Montebello, Santa Maria del Gesu.
An Italian variety grown in Sicily and used as a polliniser for Tonda Romana in Latium (Koksal, 2000).
It forms an open tree of low to moderate vigour.
Pollen shed and flowering are early. The husk is about the same length as the nut and most nuts fall free.
Nocchione is moderately susceptible to bacterial blight but is resistant to big bud mite.
Nocchione yields heavy crops of medium sized, oblate, thick shelled nuts. The kernels are round with moderate fibre adhering, but they blanch well. Percent kernel is low (35-38%)
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