[NAFEX] Black walnuts dry in shell
Lee Reich
lreich at hvc.rr.com
Fri Dec 17 17:33:28 EST 2010
I started cracking some of my black walnuts and they're all shriveled, dry, and black. Inedible. Anyone have any ideas on the cause of this? The summer has been very dry but the walnut tree is large and the water table is not that deep. Last summer was very wet and they were also somewhat dried, but still edible and not blackened. Something wrong with the tree? Late frost (as suggested by Jerry H., although I would think late frost would prevent fruits from forming, not filling out)? All suggestions entertained.
Lee Reich, PhD
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On Dec 17, 2010, at 4:52 PM, Dr. Lucky Pittman wrote:
> Justin,
> I’d use D.virginiana as rootstock.
> Grafting is simple – just about any technique will work – simple splice/whip, whip & tongue, but I routinely do a simple bark veneer type graft with a stick of budwood with 2 or 3 good buds.
> Biggest thing is aftercare – you’ve got to be very diligent, at least for the first season, to keep any shoots from below the graft rubbed off – and you need to do it at least twice a week.
>
> From: nafex-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Justin West
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 12:34 PM
> To: nafex at lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [NAFEX] grafting persimmons, sourcing rootstocks
>
> Can anyone comment on grafting persimmons and or sourcing rootstocks for them. I am interested in grafting some kaki persimmons and wondering what the best rootstocks would be to use, and whether or not people have experienced issues related to their apparent distaste for root disturbance.
> thanks
> justin
> zone 6-7 nj
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