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tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 17 11:49 am Post subject:
Bear in mind that a single nut tree (any type) without protection will be totally stripped of nuts by birds and squirrels

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 17 11:53 am Post subject:
Is there not a risk of cyanide with crosses? I thought one of the reasons to go with an established cultivar is the knowledge that you won't poison yourself?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45676
Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 17 1:00 pm Post subject:
There are peach almond crosses sold commercially, notably ingrid and robijn

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 17 8:49 pm Post subject:
Thank you. I will do some googling about sizes etc.. Flowers would be lovely ... nuts even nicer. I fail to net my hazelnut every year

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 17 8:55 pm Post subject:
If it doesn't work out, you could try grafting on other varieties.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 17 5:44 am Post subject:
Nice idea, but I don't have the headspace atm ... just need things that will grow with a relative amount of ease. I didnt even know that was an option though, so thanks, more googling needed

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 17 9:43 am Post subject:

Chez wrote:

Nice idea, but I don't have the headspace atm ...

'Sall right: you wouldn't want to be doing it just yet.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 17 6:41 pm Post subject:
What about walnuts? Don't they grow easier here?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45676
Location: Essex

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 17 11:06 pm Post subject:
Big tree though

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 17 11:25 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Big tree though

Only if you let it.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45676
Location: Essex

Posted: Sun Aug 27, 17 7:24 am Post subject:
How do you not let it? They don't come on dwarfing rootstocks and they don't really like being pruned

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Sun Aug 27, 17 9:59 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

How do you not let it? They don't come on dwarfing rootstocks and they don't really like being pruned

They don't like hard pruning, so little and often.

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Sun Aug 27, 17 10:16 am Post subject:
bonsai walnut? Sound tedious

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Sun Aug 27, 17 10:22 am Post subject:

Slim wrote:

bonsai walnut? Sound tedious

Not necessarily: the basic principle is simply to restrict the roots. The tedious trimming is because bonsai people are looking for particular shapes.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45676
Location: Essex

Posted: Sun Aug 27, 17 1:21 pm Post subject:
I certainly wouldn't recommend little and often but you pays yer money and takes yer choice

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