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Juglans regia
HOW TO GROW COMMON WALNUT
Characteristics of the plant
| April – May. Flowers in hanging catkins til 15 cm. Aromatic leaves pinnato – lobate till 9cm with elliptic leaflets. Fruit in drupe – nut- that matures at the end of summer. It reaches 30 m. |
| It needs abundant watering or to be planted in humid areas. |
| Gardens and park, being a tree that provides good shade and for its majestic appearance and, mainly for its fruits that are eatable, as well as for the production of industrial oil. The wood is used in carpentry. |
| Sun, tolerates the shade. It is very resistant to the freezes, although the tender shoots and the very young samples are prone to freeze in the late colds. |
| By means of fresh seeds in autumn. |
| Fertile, deep soil, loamy with a good drainage. |
Another species of “Juglans“
Juglans ailanthifolia —————- Japanese walnut
Juglans californica —————……………
Juglans cathayensis —————………….
Juglans cinerea —————— White walnut
Juglans hindsii ——————– Nothern Californian black walnut
Juglans intermedia ————-……………
Juglans major ——————— Arizona walnut
Juglans mandschurica —————……………
Juglans microcarpa ——————- ……………..
Juglans nigra ————————– Black walnut, American walnut
Juglans sinensis——————…………….
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