Carpathian English Walnut Juglans regia Carpathian

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Botanical Name:

Juglans regia Carpathian

Family:

Juglandaceae

Genus:

Juglans

Species:

regia

Cultivar:

Carpathian

Common Name:

Carpathian English Walnut

Height:
65 feet
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
4

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  • Juglans regia Carpathian

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Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 120 days.
Germination: sow 1-2" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
In a Nutshell:
* Juglans regia is a large deciduous tree attaining heights of 25–35 m, and a trunk up to 2 m diameter, commonly with a short trunk and broad crown, though taller and narrower in dense forest competition. It is a light-demanding species, requiring full sun to grow well.
* Native to Europe and Asia, long a source of valued timber and thin-shelled, edible nuts, compound leaves, rounded, open habit, likes a deep, light, dryish soil.
* The wood is heavy, hard, durable, close grained, seasons and polishes well. A very valuable timber tree, it is used for furniture making, veneer etc. more...
* Methyl palmitate, which has been extracted from green husks of J. regia has insecticidal properties: at a concentration of 10 mg/ml, it killed 98% of Tetranychus cinnabarinus (carmine spider mites) in one study.
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* This is the common thin shelled walnut found in grocery stores and widely used for food. The only difference in the "Carpthian" strain is that they come from that more northern region where they have developed greater cold hardiness.
Usda description:
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