Questions tagged [nut-trees]
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What is the most valuable tree here? [closed]
I happen to live in what is now USDA climate zone 6a with a dry climate. I have some space around my house, and I'd like to plant some trees, but I can't figure out which trees would have the most ...
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Re-Transplanting 3 years old Hazelnut tree
I am in a dilemma. I bought 10.000 hazelnuts plants for cultivation.
The story is that I didn't do all the soil preparations in advance this year. The reason for that is that someone (a person I know ...
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Diseased walnut?
I bought a house recently (Southern Indiana) and only just realized that there may be some walnut trees on the property. At least, something likes to drop these large seeds on my shed and make a very ...
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Suggestions for fruit trees (or bushes) for an area with wet soil?
Our property contains an area that is perhaps 2 acres of rich soil that is quite wet at all times--borderline marshy in the spring, and never quite fully drying. It's surrounded by higher rocky ...
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Will a single chestnut tree produce fruit without pollination partners?
I have a single horse chestnut tree which is about 3 years old - it's yet to flower or fruit which I think is quite normal but I am curious if it will produce conkers without any other chestnuts in ...
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Why is my copper/purple beech not producing nuts?
In our property in England we have several mature beech trees (100' tall, 50+ years old). All but one are the common green beech and these fruit quite prolifically - the ground is absolutely covered ...
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100 yr old Pecan Tree
I have a pecan tree that’s around 100 yrs old in my yard and wanting to pour a 24x24 concrete slab on one side of it, will be adding to the existing concrete in pic, my question is will it eventually ...
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Do I want to plant chestnut trees?
There is a local store selling chestnut trees for seemingly a good deal (~6ft and ~8ft for $30 and $40).
I'm working on planting a variety of trees in my back yard to create a nature area, wind break.....
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Green nut plant Los Angeles CA
I cant figure out what type of plant this is. Its shell starts to fall around the fall.
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Can anyone tell me what kind of tree this is?
My family and I ate lunch at the park today (North Carolina) and found this fruit tree. The tree is on the smaller side and has large oval leaves. The fruit is roughly two thumbs thick, is pale orange ...
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What type of hazelnut is this?
Can anyone tell me what type of hazelnut is this? Apparently it's resistant to drought and it's likely to be an Italian one. I searched online and it's similar looking to one type, but don't want to ...
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Hazelnut Tree In Front Yard, Squirrels!! Bad Idea?
My husband and I just bought our first house with two big hazelnut trees in the front yard, it surely gave us a feeling of being close to the nature, but on the other hand, there are so many chestnut ...
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Stratifying Trees
I'm stratifying some maple trees, and others to grow for my future tree nursery, and I'm new to it. I stratified some maples by placing them in the fridge for six weeks, then they have been out for ...
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Mysterious Brown bumps; bugs, bug eggs, or maybe disease?
As it is springtime, I'm looking over my many plants (I'm located in Seattle) and I saw these brown bumps, they are one one of my for Little hazelnut trees. At least that's all I have found so far.
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Almond twin seedling
I accidentally dug out an almond seedling to realize that all the 3 shoots come from the same seed.
Is this a common occurrence?
What is the branch in the middle with a brownish tip that I broke ...
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Can I get a productive nut tree in the north of England?
I have been thinking about planting a tree that produces some kind of nuts. I've seen for example almond and walnut trees for sale but have always assumed they would be just decorative in northern ...
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Do walnut trees grow in rain forests?
A few things that I'm interested to know about:
What's the required temperature for growing walnut trees (Juglans regia)?
Do they grow in hill areas?
How long does it take to produce fruit from the ...
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Why aren't my pecan nut trees fruiting?
I bought a couple of grafted pecan nut trees 2 years ago. They both had small fruit in the last two seasons but I'm yet to taste one as none of them matured. The young fruits all fell during the hot ...
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What can I do with this broken leader on a black walnut?
In August, a wind storm split this black walnut's leader. The leader broke again higher up, and came completely off, but a large part of the main stem (lower down) is still attached, and although it's ...
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Why doesn't the UK produce hazelnuts, chestnuts and walnuts, despite having suitable climatic and horticultural conditions?
In my home country, Italy, and countries with similar climatic conditions, such as Georgia or Turkey, these nuts are grown and exported in great quantities. In southern Italy, in particular, hazelnuts....
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What tree does this nut come from? Is it a walnut?
I was hoping someone can help me identify this nut and the tree it goes with. I found a bunch of these near my truck when I went to my Uncle's mountain place in Grayson County, Virginia. I'm pretty ...
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What are some of the best fast-growing trees for both shade and fruit/nuts?
I want to grow a bunch of trees in my garden for shade. Which trees will grow fast and are also useful for fruits or nuts?. By the way, I am in South India - Chennai (Madras)
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Why would a walnut tree lose all its leaves in ten minutes?
I watched a walnut tree lose all its leaves in about ten minutes one time some years ago and I was wondering if this is something that is normal and if not would there be a simple explanation for it.
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Please help identify a type of chestnut tree
My father is wanting to get and plant a few trees this year. One that he's been talking my ear off about is one that he used to eat the nuts of when he was younger.
Keeping in mind that his childhood ...
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Is it possible for an almond tree to grow in a tropical country?
I have been searching in Google, but I got neither information or reference regarding this issue. I'm wondering is it possible for an almond tree to grow in a tropical country such as Indonesia?
If ...
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What can I do for my burned almond tree?
My husband and father-in-law planted an almond tree 2 years ago. It is about 9 feet tall and was growing really well and was healthy. Lately it has been covered in beetles and the leaves have been ...
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Which walnut varieties are best for eating?
It looks like English walnut (Juglans regia) is the tree that produces the walnuts you'd get in the supermarket. Does black walnut (J. nigra) produce nuts that are worth eating?
Are there varieties ...
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Nursing of chestnut sproutings indoors
I collected a bag of tame chestnuts when they fell in August. A few weeks later I found most of them had sprouted in the bag so I planted them in potting mix and they are progressing. The best result ...
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Is there an almond that grows inside a peach?
I see that Luther Burbank wrote a book on the subject around a hundred years ago. But I don't have access to that book. Was he, or anyone else, successful?
I thought that I had seen something like ...
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Can I grow chestnuts or hazelnuts indoors? If yes, how?
Can I grow chestnut or hazelnut trees indoors?
If yes, how? If not, how can I grow them outdoors?
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