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Chandler
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Chandler is a leading California Juglans regia cultivar prized for high kernel yield, light kernel colour, and reliable commercial quality. Growers and exporters favour it because packed halves look clean and premium, and bakers can count on a mild, classic English- walnut flavour without the wild resin of black walnut. Fresh Chandler should taste sweet- bitter and rich; paint-like notes mean the oil has oxidised regardless of the famous name. Use light halves for garnishes and bakery showpieces; pieces for brownies and cookies. Freeze surplus. Light toasting suits salads and cheese boards. Named Chandler stock helps roasters and pastry kitchens repeat colour and snap when a formula depends on a pale kernel. Major tree-nut allergen handling applies. Ask for harvest year—stale Chandler is still stale. Compared with thicker-shelled older types, it shells efficiently for modern packing lines.
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Chandler was released from the University of California walnut breeding program.
Chandler plantings expanded rapidly across California export orchards.
Specialty and commodity buyers continued to request Chandler for light colour and yield.