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Lon, Do you know if the Cecil Farris walnuts you mentioned would do well in the Pacific Northwest? -Mark Lee, Seattle
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When
you say Japanese walnut, do you mean heartnut? They cross with English walnut,
so you shouldn't need a pollinator on that account. As to needing one
otherwise, it varies. Some English walnuts shed pollen at a different time from
when the female flowers are receptive, so you need a second tree that sheds
pollen at the right time. Others shed at the same time as the female flowers,
so they can self-pollinated. Nor do they necessarily have to take a long time
to bear. Cecil Farris in Michigan bred selections that would start to bear the
season after the nut was planted. Other types might take up to ten years to
come into bearing. Just depends on the genetics of the particular tree. |
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