Juglans californica shell that is difficult to remove. The Chumash Indians of the Channel Islands of California and Ventura County eat the nuts; however, they are not grown commercially for this purpose. "Juglans californica" is cultivated throughout California to support the walnut industry, used as a rootstock in English walnut orchards. It is also cultivated as an ornamental tree where it is planted in California native plant, xeriscape, and wildlife habitat gardens and natural landscaping in California, and in Hawaii. Some authorities (e.g. the California Native Plant Society) combine this species with "J. hindsii". On the other hand, a 2007 molecular analysis
Capsule (fruit) Nuts, on the other hand, do not release seeds as they are a compound ovary containing both a single seed and the fruit. Nuts also do not split. In the Brazil nut, a lid on the capsule opens, but is too small to release the dozen or so seeds (the actual "Brazil nut" of commerce) within. These germinate inside the capsule after it falls to the ground. Capsule (fruit) In botany a capsule is a type of simple, dry, though rarely fleshy dehiscent fruit produced by many species of angiosperms (flowering plants). The capsule (Latin: "capsula", small box) is derived