In 2007 WANATCA (the West Australian Nut and Tree Crop Association) folded due to falling membership. Their valuable information on nut and tree crop zones in WA is preserved here.
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| Almond | – | – | – | – | – | – | W | R | R | R | W | W |
| Brazil | R | O | W | – | ? | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bunya | ? | ? | ? | – | – | ? | W | R | R | R | W | – |
| Cashew | R | R | O | – | W | R | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chestnut | – | – | – | – | – | – | ? | O | R | R | W | ? |
| Coconut | R | O | W | – | – | O | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ginkgo | – | – | – | – | – | ? | O | R | R | R | W | W |
| Hazel | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R | R | W | W | – |
| Jojoba | – | – | ? | O | O | R | R | O | O | R | R | W |
| Macadamia | R | W | W | W | W | O | O | R | R | O | W | W |
| Marula | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | O | R | R | O | O | R | ? |
| Oaks | – | – | – | – | ? | ? | O | R | R | R | O | O |
| Parana Pine | ? | ? | ? | – | – | ? | W | R | R | R | W | – |
| Peanut | R | R | R | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Pecan | – | – | – | W | W | R | R | R | R | R | W | W |
| Pistachio | – | – | – | ? | ? | O | O | O | O | R | R | W |
| Quandong | O | O | O | O | O | O | R | R | R | R | R | O |
| Stone Pine | – | – | – | – | ? | ? | O | R | R | R | R | O |
| Tung | – | – | – | – | ? | ? | O | R | R | R | W | ? |
| Walnut | – | – | – | – | – | – | ? | O | R | R | W | – |
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| Leucaena | R | R | W | ? | ? | W | R | ? | ? | – | – | – |
| Tagasaste | ? | ? | ? | W | W | O | R | R | R | R | O | W |
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| Arbutus | – | – | – | – | ? | ? | O | R | R | R | O | – |
| Asimina | – | – | – | – | – | – | ? | O | R | R | ? | – |
| Blueberry | – | – | – | – | – | – | ? | R | R | R | W | – |
| Casimiroa | ? | ? | ? | – | ? | O | O | R | R | R | O | ? |
| Cherimoya | ? | O | W | – | ? | W | O | R | R | R | ? | – |
| Date | R | R | R | W | W | R | O | O | – | – | R | R |
| Eugenias | O | O | O | – | ? | O | R | R | R | O | ? | – |
| Feijoa | – | – | – | – | – | ? | ? | R | R | R | W | ? |
| Jujube | O | R | O | O | O | O | O | R | R | R | R | O |
| Mango | R | R | W | ? | W | R | R | R | O | ? | ? | – |
| Nashi | – | – | – | – | – | – | ? | R | R | R | ? | – |
| Olive | – | – | – | – | O | ? | R | R | R | R | R | W |
| Persimmon | ? | ? | – | – | – | O | O | R | R | R | O | ? |
| Raspberry | – | – | – | – | – | ? | ? | O | R | R | W | W |
KEY: R=Recommended; O=Should grow OK; W=Water needed; ?=Insufficient data; –=Not recommended.
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