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["Paul Cabe" <CabeP@wlu.edu>]

I have two mature English walnuts in the front yard of my home. 
Although the trees are quite old, I've only known them for two seasons. 
These are big trees (40+ feet) with spreading crowns, and they flower
heavily in the spring.  

For the two summers I have watched them, they have set virtually no
nuts.  I know they do sometimes from the previous owner, and I have
found old shells while working around the yards.

Why no production?  Do I maybe need a pollenizer? 

thanks,
Paul Cabe
Zone 6b, in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia



Paul R. Cabe, PhD
Associate Professor of Biology
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540)458-8894
(540)458-8012 (fax)