Heartnuts are a rare and delicious nut. Heartnuts are shaped like a heart and open like a locket. Heartnuts have a very hard shell and require a good nutcracker or hammer to open the locket. Once inside, the small pieces of nut meat will please your taste buds. The Heartnut tastes like a sweet Walnut and it's packed with antioxidant compounds. Heartnuts are great for eating or as a display nut, wedding centerpiece arrangement. Approx. 50 to 60 Heartnuts in 1 lb. Grown in Alabama. 2011 harvest season