A walnut is the nut of any tree of the genus Juglans (Family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, Juglans regia. A walnut is the edible seed of a drupe, and thus not a true botanical nut. It is commonly consumed as a nut. After full ripening for its edible seed when the shell...
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Walnut history Walnuts are the fruit of the Jungians regain. It is a Latin contraction of Jives glens meaning regal nut of Jupiter or nut of "the Gods."Ancients believed the gods dined on walnuts, hence regain or regal. Walnut history Origin of the term walnut has debatable origins. Some scholars say the term derives from the Teutonic German wellness or Welch muss and others from the Anglo-Saxon word wealth meaning...
Persian Walnut The Persian Walnut, also known as the Common Walnut or English Walnut, is a species of walnut that is native to the Balkans, in southeast Europe, east through southwest and central Asia, and the Himalayas to southwest China. The largest forests are in Kyrgyzstan, [caption id="attachment_14952" align="aligncenter" width="250"] Best Iranian Walnut[/caption] Persian Mamra Almond ( Badam ) where Persian Walnut trees occur in extensive, nearly pure walnut forests...
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Cultivation and uses of walnut The Persian Walnut was introduced into western and northern Europe very early, (Cultivation and uses of walnut) by Roman times or earlier, and to the Americas by the 17th century. It is cultivated extensively for its high-quality nuts, eaten both fresh and pressed for their richly flavored oil; numerous cultivars have been selected for larger and thin-shelled nuts.The wood is also of very high quality...
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Walnut Varieties Of the hundreds of varieties of English Walnuts available - and the many closely related species - we have selected a range suitable for the climate throughout the UK and for the differing purposes which our customers have in mind. Walnut Varieties This amount to several dozen in all, which are listed below. Each entry leads to details on the variety or species. Please for more information or...
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Black Walnut Descriptions and uses Black Walnut Please for more information or any inquiry click here …… Distinctive, dark-colored heartwood, as well as tasty and valuable nuts, make black walnut a highly prized North American hardwood tree. walnut is native to the United States, but its numbers have declined significantly. Walnut ( tree , shell , calories , nutrition , protein , wood and oil ) This decline has occurred...
Walnut Site preparation There may be no need for preparation of your chosen site. On the other hand, site preparation as intensive as land clearing with a bulldozer and spraying with herbicide may be required. You should ask yourself: How easy will the site be to plant? How will I control weeds? Walnut Site preparation. The amount of site preparation necessary will be influenced by the planting method. Machine-planting of...
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Walnut Harvesting Water, nutrients, insects, and many other factors affect nut production. Typically, black walnut trees bear nuts no earlier than their twelfth year. Annual nut production increases as the crown widens and reaches its maximum at about 30 years. Annual nut production of each tree will fluctuate, but total production for a plantation is fairly consistent. The exact time to harvest depends upon factors such as markets, weather, your...
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Thinning Walnut Thinning : Thinning reduces the stand so that growth is distributed to those trees you wish to keep for future products. Thinning should leave 25 to 30 trees per acre for nut production, and 75 to 100 trees per acre for lumber production. A thinning may be required two or more times during the life of the stand.Avoid thinning before trees reach a size at which they can...
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--- walnut pruning practices --- walnut pruning practice : How intensively you manage the black walnut plantation depends on your objectives, time available, resources, and plantation size. Unlike site selection, management of black walnut is flexible, and many methods are available for managing the stand. Only basic methods are covered here. Thinning, pruning, and other...
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