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A walnut is found in almost every personal plot, people are very fond of its fruits for their exceptional nutritional value and unique taste, with which only hazelnuts (or hazelnuts) can compete. And it is not difficult to grow such a tree, the main thing is to choose the right walnut seedlings, find a suitable place and carefully care for them.
Variety choice
Obviously, a walnut planted in the conditions of Central Our Country should not belong to the southern variety, it is not advisable to grow such trees in our conditions. Planting a walnut should be done using a seedling purchased from a nursery in your area, so you can be sure that the tree will take root.
Such varieties as Samokhvalovichsky (1 and 2), Pinsky and Pamyat Minova performed well. These plants are characterized by high productivity, friendly fruiting, as well as mid-ripening. In addition, these varieties have an increased level of resistance to damage by diseases such as brown spot. At the same time, fruiting will begin within 5-6 years after the walnut was planted.
Video “Care”
From the video you will learn how to care for a walnut tree.
Growing conditions
For the process to be successful, it is not enough to know how to plant a walnut correctly. It is very important to observe all the necessary conditions for the normal development of the tree:
- choose the soil that is optimal in composition;
- withstand the temperature;
- provide adequate lighting and moisture.
A walnut seedling will feel good if it is planted on sandy or soddy soil. It is very important to study the ground before planting a nut, it should be quite loose, but at the same time contain moisture-retaining components (stones or clay).
Not the last role in the question of where and how to plant a walnut is also played by the temperature regime. The culture can suffer from winter frosts, so in the fall it is recommended to cover the root system of young trees. Adult plants easily tolerate short-term drops in temperature to -25 degrees.
Before planting a walnut, carefully study the level of illumination of the site, the culture is quite photophilous. You should not choose excessively shaded places in your garden, young trees die in such conditions, and adult trees bear fruit poorly, intensively forming male buds to the detriment of female ones.
And of course moisture. Like any tree, the walnut is very fond of abundant watering. Fortunately, in our regions, this problem rarely occurs.
Subtleties of landing
When planting seedlings, be sure to take into account the specifics of the culture: our tree belongs to wind-pollinated specimens, each year giving both female flower stalks and male earrings.
Pollen easily spreads throughout the tree with the slightest breath of breeze, but the maturation of male and female buds does not occur simultaneously. Therefore, in order to increase the future harvest, it is better to plant several trees, you can even have different varieties. At the same time, the distance at which the trees are located is not of fundamental importance: pollen can reach its target even at a distance of 300 meters.
There are two ways to grow such a tree: using the seedling method (buying a ready-made seedling) or trying to get a full-fledged nut from seeds.
Planting of seedlings
Having chosen this option, as already mentioned, it is best to go to the nearest specialized nursery for material, where you will find grafted seedlings of our walnut, which you do not need to graft yourself. And if it is better to plant a tree in the spring, then it will be necessary to prepare the soil in the fall. The planting pit should be well fertilized with humus and peat, mineral fertilizers (superphosphate or potassium chloride) can be applied. With the advent of spring, you can plant a young tree, not forgetting to take care of the support pole to which you tie the fragile plant.
Cultivation from seeds
More and more summer residents are interested in the question of how to plant our walnut directly from the nut itself? For many, this selection method is more attractive, since the resulting sprout retains all the properties of the parent tree.
It is better to plant nuts in the fall: during the winter months, the core will finally form, undergo the necessary hardening and stratification, as a result, only the most viable specimens will sprout. The landing pit, as in the previous case, must be well fertilized by adding humus, wood ash and superphosphate to it. The nuts are deepened by about 10 cm. When shoots appear in the spring, leave only the strongest shoots, the rest can be removed.
This method of growing is also preferable because it makes it possible for the root system of the future tree to develop: in just the first year of life, the roots reach 1,5 m in depth. Such trees do not need special care: they do not require pruning and begin to bear fruit early: already in the 6th year after planting. The only thing that may be needed is watering during especially dry periods.
Video “Growing from seeds”
From the video you will learn how to grow a tree from seeds.
