Tripp, I've also heard that walnuts are fairly true to seed & grow out
the best selections of buartnuts from my forest garden with fairly
similar results.
As to you're other question, I wouldn't necessarily assume that the
ones in the grocery stores are the best cultivars. For that
information I would check out NAFEX & Northern Nut Growers, both which
have growers who've been growing out many many varieties & continually
observing them.
~mIEKAL
On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Tripp Tibbetts <slowfoodguy@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> What little literature I've seen suggests that walnuts will come true from
> seed, regardless of the parent's rootstock. Does anyone know for sure if
> this is the case? Also, is there any reason why regular old walnuts at the
> grocery store wouldn't germinate? I would assume those would be superior
> cultivars.
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> Thanks in advance,
> Tripp