Would you like some nuts freshly picked from the tree? It seems a lie, but there are those who say that those that you have harvested do not taste the same as those that are sold in super or hypermarkets. Maybe it's time to try it 😉.
Go ahead and get a seedling of Walnut in a nearby nursery, and take note of these tips to get some delicious fruit.
Walnut, scientifically known as Juglans regal, is a fruit tree native to the Middle East whose height is really interesting: it can exceed 20 meters! Although if this is too much for you, don't worry, since tolerates pruning quite well if done in late winter, before the buds awaken. The leaves you will see that they have a very beautiful green color. These are large, up to 35cm long, and are deciduous, that is, they fall off in autumn before having made walnut the protagonist of the garden for a few weeks.
The flowers appear distributed in inflorescences, in spring. The fruit is a drupe, inside which is the seed: the nut, which must pass three months of cold to be able to germinate.
The walnut in cultivation is an ideal tree for temperate gardens, with the four seasons well differentiated, but without extreme temperatures. Suitable temperatures are those between the -10ºC and 30ºC, avoiding spring frosts, especially if it is young as it could damage it.
To grow well it needs high humidity in the environment and in the soil, so it should be watered frequently. For the rest, it is not very demanding when it comes to the soil, preferring those that have a neutral pH (6,5 - 7,5), with good drainage. Add a few drops of liquid compost (like guano, for example) to the irrigation water throughout the growing season (from spring to late summer) and you will get a greater amount of fruit 😉
You can have your walnut in a pot, using a substrate composed of 60% black peat + 30% perlite + 10% worm humus, but due to its size over time it will be advisable to plant it in the ground, full sun.
What did you think of the walnut?
I always loved fruit trees, as soon as I had my own house I began to plant, with a small patio, for the rest, I had to take out and give many. I put the walnut and almond trees on the sidewalk, there are years that give a lot and others little, this year, with the strong wind day we had, I threw almost all the small almonds and the walnut its flowers, I hope they give me something ...
Let's hope so, Alicia. Cheer up!
Thank you very much, very simple and practical
Thank you Beni for your words of thanks
The information is very good, I do not have any knowledge of what is required to be able to buy and plant a live walnut in Toluca state of Mexico and apparently due to the extreme low temperatures I hope I will not be able to plant one and they could send me an email to see if if I can have my walnut in my house
God bless you and thank you for the information
Hi Guillermo.
Walnut will only do well in temperate and frosty climates. If in your area the autumns are mild and / or cold and in winter there is snowfall, it will be able to grow; otherwise we do not recommend it as it would mean a waste of money and time for you. And believe me if I tell you that it is difficult to keep alive a plant that you know cannot live in your area; I myself have Japanese maples in Mallorca (Spain), and every summer I have to manage them so they don't die from the heat.
Greetings.