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Some older NZ orchards may have Whiteheart recorded as Waterloo, Whatnot, or numbers H/1M/164, 165, 166; H/11H/1101; H/10Hin/1021; or H/10TeK/1240.
Whiteheart is the main variety grown commercially in New Zealand.
It was selected in the 1980′s from a number of plantings of a variety sold as Waterloo, sold by Duncan and Davies.
The tree has low vigour, an erect form, and suckers strongly.
The husk is nearly twice as long as the nut and clasps the nut tightly.
Many nuts fall in the husk.
Clusters often have 3 to 8 nuts per cluster.
Pollen is shed mid-season but flowering is very late.
Whiteheart is susceptible to bacterial blight and big bud mites.
Whiteheart has moderate yields.
The medium sized, round nut has a shiny brown, thin shell. Kernels are round, free of fibre, and blanch very well.
Percent kernel 47-50%.
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