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How Often Do Walnut Trees Get Nuts on Them?
How Often Do Walnut Trees Get Nuts on Them?. The quality, frequency and total yield of walnut trees varies greatly, even within walnut cultivars. While walnut trees are able to produce nuts annually, a majority of residential growers cannot afford the necessary and costly measures to guarantee annual crops.
The quality, frequency and total yield of walnut trees varies greatly, even within walnut cultivars. While walnut trees are able to produce nuts annually, a majority of residential growers cannot afford the necessary and costly measures to guarantee annual crops.
Time of Year
In the spring, small, green husks, containing walnuts emerge from small, inconspicuous flowers on the tips of walnut tree branches. Throughout the summer these husks continuously expand around the developing walnuts. Harvest season for nuts occurs during the months of September or October, as the nuts fall from the tree.
Frequency
At best, trees produce nut yields once a year during the fall. However, many walnut tree cultivars, particularly outside of commercial production, are prone to alternate bearing of nuts. This is characterized by one year of intense over-production followed by a year of little to no nuts.
Other Considerations
Total annual nut yield is only one of the considerations for cultivar selection. Other important considerations include quality of nut yield and ease of cracking.
