Candle Nut (Aleurites Moluccana)
Candlenut (Aleurites moluccana) is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, valued for its rich, oily nuts used as a traditional spice in regional cooking. The nuts have a creamy, nutty flavour when roasted and are commonly used to thicken sauces, curries, and pastes such as Indonesian kemiri. The tree grows 10–20 m tall and prefers full sun in warm, frost-free climates.
Supplied in a 140mm pot.
Candlenut (Aleurites moluccana) is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, valued for its rich, oily nuts used as a traditional spice in regional cooking. The nuts have a creamy, nutty flavour when roasted and are commonly used to thicken sauces, curries, and pastes such as Indonesian kemiri. The tree grows 10–20 m tall and prefers full sun in warm, frost-free climates.
Supplied in a 140mm pot.
Description
Candlenut (Aleurites moluccana) is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, valued for its rich, oily nuts used as a traditional spice in regional cooking. The nuts have a creamy, nutty flavour when roasted and are commonly used to thicken sauces, curries, and pastes such as Indonesian kemiri. The tree grows 10–20 m tall and prefers full sun in warm, frost-free climates.
Supplied in a 140mm pot.
