Cashew Anacardium occidentale - Acajuba occidentalis, Anacardium microcarpum, Cassuvium pomiferum, Cassuvium reniforme, Cassuvium solitarium

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Botanical Name:

Anacardium occidentale

Family:

Anacardiaceae

Genus:

Anacardium

Species:

occidentale

Common Name:

Cashew

Minimum Hardiness Zone:
10
Harvest hemisphere:
Northern

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  • Anacardium occidentale

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Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak the seed in room temperature water for 24–48 hours.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: sow seed 1/2" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
Other: Seed needs warm temperatures after sowing to germinate (75 degrees F +).
The cashew ( Anacardium occidentale ; syn. Anacardium curatellifolium A.St.-Hil. ) is a tree in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae . The plant is native to northeastern Brazil and is very expensive. Its English name derives from the Portuguese name for the fruit of the cashew tree, caju , which in turn derives from the indigenous Tupi name, acajú . It is now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts (see below ) and cashew apples.
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Usda description:
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