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Bladder Nut (Staphylea pinnata) is a deciduous shrub native to the Balkans and Eastern Europe, including countries such as Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and Yugoslavia. Bladder Nut (Latin: Staphylea pinnata) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Bladder Nut is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Bladder Nut is a member native to ALB, AUT, BUL, CZE, FRA, and GER. Bladder Nut thrives in moist but well-drained soils of light (sandy), medium, and heavy (clay) types.
Bladder Nut grows best in USDA zone 5-9, 7/10 light, and moist water. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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