Fruit trees from North America

Join us on an amazing trip to the North American ‘corner’ of the Orchard and explore the wonderful and diverse edible species to be found there. Learn about their names, varieties and edibility purposes.

If you wish to know more about each of the many many different species and varieties present at the Orchard of Flavours, feel free to dive into the complete database. Or even better, come for a visit and get to know us!

Carya illinoinensis

Pecan, pacanier, nogueira-pecan

edible parts

Sweet edible nuts with a husk that splits into four sections when they ripen in the fall. Husk begins green and dries to brown. The nut is oval to round, 1-3in long, tan to brown with darker streaking.

VARIETIES AT THE ORCHARD

Mahan

Washingtonia filifera

Desert fan palm, palmier jupon

edible parts

Fruit is eaten raw or cooked or dried for later use. It can be made into jellies and drinks or dried and ground into a meal. The seed can be ground up with the dried fruit and then both are eaten as a porridge. The fruit is small and hard, but has a thin sweet pulp that tastes somewhat like dates.