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About the Author Becca NSW 8th October 2019 6:17pm #UserID: 7179 Posts: 3 View All Becca's Edible Fruit Trees |
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brad16 says... Hi Becca. I have a few Walnut varieties on the NSW Central Coast and also in northern NSW. At both of these locations, they are very slow to break dormancy and they have quite a short growing period. Over the 4 years or so I've had them, they haven't really done that much for me. Admittedly they aren't really what I'd call established trees so I don't know how'd they be after 10 years or so (when I'd be hoping for a bit more from them). Edit (later this afternoon): After I went home, I noticed a Howard walnut had broken dormancy, but at the moment it is only one tree. I also have some pecans, and like you they look as though winter never happened, so don't worry too much about the walnut just yet. An aside on the walnuts though, my walnuts in northern NSW have never done very well. No Franquette I ever planted survived and all the others struggled. I wasn't always there though, and so they had to fend for themselves through some pretty tough times. You may have more luck if you nurture yours, at least until they become well established and acclimatise to your area. Shield them from hot dry winds. Once they start going downhill they will not likely recover. Walnuts are a bit 'dead looking' while dormant, but if the buds still have good shape and an even, light colour, they should be ok. An actual dead walnut shrinks in size and the colour gets a bit darker. Also the 'peach like fur' should still look even and healthy, like an apple's bud or peach fur. I've tried Chandler, Franquette, Placentia, Howard, Chandler and Black walnuts. They've all been difficult to keep in the top half of NSW. | About the Author brad16 GOROKAN,2263,NSW 10th October 2019 10:38am #UserID: 14079 Posts: 175 View All brad16's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Becca NSW 10th October 2019 4:35pm #UserID: 7179 Posts: 3 View All Becca's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author brad16 GOROKAN,2263,NSW 20th October 2019 11:39am #UserID: 14079 Posts: 175 View All brad16's Edible Fruit Trees |
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