growing walnut tree - advice needed

timefore


Joined: 01/08/2008
Posts: 495

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 13:31

We purchased and planted a walnut (purchased from the wednesday market - girne). We planted it and the sapling seemed to be thriving and then (about a month ago) the plant went into decline and now seems to have died! what have we done wrong? or is it to hot for walnut trees here?

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 13:57

I have a walnut which seeded itself from a neighbours tree.It's about 5 years old,about 20 tall,full of leaves.Only watered byb the rain !!!!



Write to Yusef on here,he's the expert

timefore


Joined: 01/08/2008
Posts: 495

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 23:41

thanks for the advice mikelapta - is Yusef a member of this forum? if he is not how do i contact him?

PhilUK


Joined: 31/03/2010
Posts: 236

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 00:35

Amateur gardener here- I've planted a few trees,and the advise I was always given was to water very heavily to start(and soak the hole well before planting).

Also maybe you planted too late in the year(as in growing season)- maybe planting in march would have been better.

Hope this helps.

hwilde


Joined: 16/09/2010
Posts: 230

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 08:49

A spaniel, a woman and a walnut tree, The more they're beaten the better still they be.

[1670 J. Ray English Proverbs 50]



‘The old custom of beating a walnut-tree was carried out firstly to fetch down the fruit and secondly to break the long shoots and so encourage the production of short fruiting spurs’: M. Hadfield British Trees (1957) Cf. L. nux, asinus, mulier verbere opus habent, a nut tree, an ass, and a woman need a beating.

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 08:56

Tim....me stupid...need spanking !!!

Yusef is joef55



Mike



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timefore


Joined: 01/08/2008
Posts: 495

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 11:29

thanks everyone for the info