Dirtyhip Posted May 23, 2021 Share #1 Posted May 23, 2021 I see these circular things in growth. Getting a bigger tree was key. It was a little expensive, but worth it. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted May 24, 2021 Share #2 Posted May 24, 2021 I’m assuming you bought a walnut tree? Black Walnut? Ive several out back. Very old. They drop hundreds of walnuts in the fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted May 24, 2021 Share #3 Posted May 24, 2021 Next year will be the start of good things. Skinning walnuts is a yucky job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted May 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Zealot said: I’m assuming you bought a walnut tree? Black Walnut? Ive several out back. Very old. They drop hundreds of walnuts in the fall. Yes. We bought two English carpathian walnut trees. (Grafted on a black walnut root trunk. 1 hour ago, Airehead said: Next year will be the start of good things. Skinning walnuts is a yucky job. Yes. I need to wear gloves for this. Nut trees are a gift. I am just loving the property. I love being there. I have such a sense of peace out there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted May 24, 2021 Share #5 Posted May 24, 2021 Awesome! 😊 Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted May 24, 2021 Share #6 Posted May 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Dirtyhip said: Yes. We bought two English carpathian walnut trees. (Grafted on a black walnut root trunk. Yes. I need to wear gloves for this. Nut trees are a gift. I am just loving the property. I love being there. I have such a sense of peace out there. Loving home is a joy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted May 24, 2021 Share #7 Posted May 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, Airehead said: Loving home is a joy. Amen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted May 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Airehead said: Loving home is a joy. I have not loved my home in over ten years. That place we remodeled and lived in, I never truly loved it. It was purchased as a rental and then we found ourselves in it to remodel it. That relationship was more despise than love. We really love this new home and the new property. I have even grown to love the conex box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 24, 2021 Share #9 Posted May 24, 2021 How big is the tree? If you want to optimize growth when young, you might remove the nuts so it can put that energy into growing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 24, 2021 Share #10 Posted May 24, 2021 https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/sites/agscid7/files/horticulture/attachments/em8907.pdf This second article is about hazelnuts, not walnuts, but has some great advice on pruning and training. https://extension.oregonstate.edu/crop-production/nuts/pruning-hazelnut-trees-basic-guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share #11 Posted May 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, jsharr said: How big is the tree? If you want to optimize growth when young, you might remove the nuts so it can put that energy into growing. I think it is about ten feet tall. The base is about 3.5 inches wide at the bottom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted May 24, 2021 1 minute ago, jsharr said: https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/sites/agscid7/files/horticulture/attachments/em8907.pdf This second article is about hazelnuts, not walnuts, but has some great advice on pruning and training. https://extension.oregonstate.edu/crop-production/nuts/pruning-hazelnut-trees-basic-guide You have an abundant amount of good info for me lately. Keep it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 24, 2021 Share #13 Posted May 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: I think it is about ten feet tall. The base is about 3.5 inches wide at the bottom. Probably big enough to start supporting and producing nuts then. I know pecans start producing around 7 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted May 24, 2021 29 minutes ago, jsharr said: Probably big enough to start supporting and producing nuts then. I know pecans start producing around 7 years old. It was in a smaller pot. It seems to be thriving now. I have babied these things all winter, because our winter never showed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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