Favorite variety of English Walnut for zone 6?

7 years ago

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I'm in Kentucky and am vacillating between several varieties available of english walnut trees. Would anyone have a favorite variety to recommend? Is there a dramatic difference in taste between say a "Lake English Walnut" and a "Carpathian" walnut?

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lucky_p
7 years ago
There really are no 'English' walnuts... it's a misnomer.

That said... English, Persian, Carpathian... they're all common names for the same species... Juglans regia

Check out the list at NRNTN... folks who've grown and sold nut trees here in KY for decadesCarpathian walnuts at NRNTN
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
7 years ago
you might also try the fruit and nut forum .. ken
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
7 years ago
apparently it is no longer called the fruit and nut forum ... just fruit forum.. ken
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gardener365
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
'Fately-5' is a huge nut. It's also very good and bears annually with good disease resistance. 'Broadview' is another excellent walnut with good disease resistance. Both are late vegetators as well.

I have access to scionwood of 'Fately-5' and am a grafter. I don't see 'Fately-5' available on the internet. 'Fately-5' is nearly twice the size of all the Persian walnuts I've seen. If you want a few grafts done next year, send a message to me.

I also have access to 'Broadview' & 'Hansen' among others. I wouldn't recommend 'Hansen' though. It's disease resistance and light crops are the reason.

Dax
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gardener365
7 years ago
Juglans regia 'Fately-5'

Juglans regia 'Fately-5' - 'Hansen' - 'Broadview'

Juglans regia 'N-1' - very late vegetator w/small crops

Juglans regia 'Fately-5' & 'N-1'

Dax
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gardener365
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
'N-1' is a seedling selection from Clifford Dabbs of Utah. It's several weeks ahead of the late-vegetators being sold today (vegetates later than current cultivars.)

Here are a few photos of the trees from these nuts. These are 30+ years old (grafted.)

Juglans regia 'Fately-5' or 'Fately #5'

Juglans regia 'Broadview' - 1/3 of the tree broke off this year.

Juglans regia 'N-1' or 'Dabbs N-1' - a selection of the late Clifford Dabbs of Utah. This cultivar vegetates much later than any of the current cultivars being sold. Not in commerce as of 2016. Selecting a pollinator is going to be a challenge. I don't know of a good pollinator for it. Crops are sparse. There are about (6) other Persian walnuts near this tree. All the above are close to each other with other nut trees separating them.

Dax
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