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Ancient Walnut Forests
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Originally posted by Ron Kelley View PostHey Dean, That's an interesting piece of research. Do you know if these walnut forests are like the English walnut or like our black walnut?
I am not much of a Botanist Ron, But I'd guess English Walnuts are probably more like the Persian Walnut. seeing as they are close to one another , as compared to our Black Walnut... But honestly i really don't know.\"..Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride..\" ~~ Hunter S. Thompson
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Originally posted by Flyjunkie View Post
I am not much of a Botanist Ron, But I'd guess English Walnuts are probably more like the Persian Walnut. seeing as they are close to one another , as compared to our Black Walnut... But honestly i really don't know.
The main indigenous species in North America prior to colonisation was the eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra) and its probable regional subspecies the California black walnut (Juglans californica) and the Arizona walnut (Juglans hindsii or Juglans major). Those never really caught on over here (except ornamentally and for quality furniture) because the shell is harder and closely bound to the meat, making them a lot more difficult to hull.
Juglans nigra makes a better root stock in warmer/drier climates, so Juglans regia was sometimes grafted onto it for commercial production.
Eastern America and southeast Canada also have the white walnut (Juglans cinerea), sometimes known as the butternut tree.
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