Walnut - Juglans regia Jupiter
This unusually prolific Walnut produces a heavy crop of nuts in 2 to 3 years from planting.
Unripe nuts are fantastic for pickling. For the more adventurous you can grind the hard shells of ripe nuts and use as a stuffing in the traditional Italian pasta dish 'Agnolotti'.
Apomictic (produces nuts without pollination) - so effectively self fertile.
With careful pruning a fruiting bush of around 12ft - 15ft can be produced.
To keep to this sort of size tip prune regularly throughout the growing season when five or six leaves of growth have been made. It is important to prune regularly otherwise the tree will grow away; if this does occur and you need to perform any heavy pruning this must only be undertaken in the dormant season otherwise the tree will bleed profusely.
It is often said that Walnut trees will inhibit the growth of other plants in the garden (apples, potatoes and tomatoes are particularly susceptible as far as edible plants are concerned); this is more so true with Black Walnuts (Juglans nigra) than with cultivars of Juglans regia. That said, care should be taken as these too release juglone (a kind of poison that inhibits plant growth) from their roots and also from their leaves.
The rule of thumb is avoid planting anything under or within a few feet of the canopy or eventual canopy of the tree (the roots underneath can be estimated to spread as far as the tree on top) and make sure you clear up and burn the fallen leaves - certainly don't compost them!
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What you need to know
- Size: Supplied as a tree 5-6ft high.
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