Main cultivars characteristics (alphabetical)

Country of Origin

Growing Area

Tree

Nut

Name

National

Regional

Local

Vigour

Growth Habit

Shape

Size

Remarks

High

Medium

Small

Upright

Medium

Open

Long

Oblong

Round

Large

Medium

Small

Quexial de Llop

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

Highly suckering, medium productive, homogamous, low kernel ratio (43%)

Quexial de Ruc

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

Quiros

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

Ratllada

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

Synonym: Gironell d'Alforja, low vigour, big bud mite resistant, protandrous, high kernel ratio (48%), difficult husk removal

Ratoli

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

Country of Origin

Growing Area

Tree

Nut

Name

National

Regional

Local

Vigour

Growth Habit

Shape

Size

Remarks

High

Medium

Small

Upright

Medium

Open

Long

Oblong

Round

Large

Medium

Small

Reed

USA

X

X

X

X

X

suited to areas in which varieties of the European species can not be grown due to lack of hardiness

Ribet

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

Vigorous, highly suckering, very productive, cold areas, big bud mite resistant, high protandrous, good kernel quality, medium kernel ratio (47%), incompatibility alleles (S₁₆S₂)

Riccia di Talanico

Italy

X

X

X

X

X

X

incompatibility alleles S₁S₂

Roca

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

Roig

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

Romai

Hungary

X

X

X

X

X

High productivity, late flowering, medium quality of nut.

Romavel

Romania

X

X

X

X

Medium suckering, very productive, late blooming, relatively resistant to bud mite

Rotblaftrige Lambertnuss

Germany

X

X

X

X

X

Red leaf variety, late flowering, good quality of kernel

Römische Zellernuss

Germany

X

X

X

X

X

Strong suckering, medium bud mite resistance, very productive

Ros

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

Vigorous, highly suckering, productive, low susceptibility to big bud mite, highly proandrous, medium kernel ratio (45%)

Rosset

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

Synonym: Falseta, medium suckering, low vigour, low susceptibility to big bud mite, protogineus, high kernel ratio (48%)

Royal

USA

X

X

X

X

X

incompatibility alleles S₃S₁

S. Grato

Italy

X

X

X

X

X

San Giovanni

Italy

X

X

X

X

X

incompatibility alleles S₂S₈

Sant Jaume

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

Early kernel development

Country of Origin

Growing Area

Tree

Nut

Name

National

Regional

Local

Vigour

Growth Habit

Shape

Size

Remarks

High

Medium

Small

Upright

Medium

Open

Long

Oblong

Round

Large

Medium

Small

Sant Joan

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

Early kernel development

Sant Pere

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

Medium vigour, highly suckering, productive, highly susceptibility to big bud mite, medium kernel ratio (46%), early kernel development

Santa Maria del Gesu

Italy

X

X

X

X

X

Cultivated in Sicily, Synonyms; Montebello (USA), Nocchione (Italy), incompatibility alleles S₁S₂

Savall

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

Segorbe

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

high vigour, medium suckering, productive, cold areas, good male flowering, highly protandrous, medium kernel ratio (44%), good kernel for industry incompatibility alleles: S₉S₂₃

Self Husker

USA

X

X

X

X

Selvata

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

Simo

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

Sivri

Turkey

X

X

X

X

X

High productive, strong suckering, protandrie-homogam, high oil and protein content, high kernel percentage (48.9%), low bleaching ability (72.3%), less tendency to alter bearing.

Sodlinger

Unknown

X

X

X

X

X

Sugranyes

Spain

X

X

X

X

X