Walnut Tree 'Broadview'
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Walnut Tree 'Broadview'

Juglans regia 'Broadview'

This Product will be available mid / late November 2012, but can be pre-ordered now.
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Supplied as a bare root tree pruned to approximately 4 - 5 feet (1.2 - 1.5 metres) tall including roots.

The King of nuts!

This is an outstanding variety of grafted Walnut, being very hardy and late into leaf - so is rarely damaged by frost.

Compact in habit, Broadview can start cropping as early as its third year and produces a heavy crop of nuts.

Unripe nuts are fantastic for pickling. For the more adventurous you can grind the hard shells of ripe nuts and use as a stuffing in the traditional Italian pasta dish 'Agnolotti'.

Despite being a compact variety, if left un-pruned Broadview will grow to a fairly large tree - up to 30 feet (9 metres) tall with a spread of 20 feet (6 metres). With careful pruning a fruiting bush of around 12 - 15 (3.65 - 4.6 metres) can be produced. To keep to this sort of size tip prune regularly throughout the growing season when five or six leaves of growth have been made. It is important to prune regularly otherwise the tree will grow away; if this does occur and you need to perform any heavy pruning this must only be undertaken in the dormant season otherwise the tree will bleed profusely.

• Apomictic (produces nuts without pollination) - so effectively Self Fertile.

It is often said that Walnut trees will inhibit the growth of other plants in the garden (apples, potatoes and tomatoes are particularly susceptible as far as edible plants are concerned); this is more so true with Black Walnuts (Juglans nigra) than with cultivars of Juglans regia such as Broadview. That said, care should be taken as these too release juglone (a kind of poison that inhibits plant growth) from their roots and also from their leaves. The rule of thumb is avoid planting anything under or within a few feet of the canopy or eventual canopy of the tree (the roots underneath can be estimated to spread as far as the tree on top) and make sure you clear up and burn the fallen leaves - certainly don't compost them!

Supplied as a bare root tree pruned to approximately 4 - 5 feet (1.2 - 1.5 metres) tall including roots.

For a little more in depth information on Walnut Tree 'Broadview' you may find the following articles of great use...
How To Plant Fruit Trees & Nut Trees
Is A Nut Tree For You? - magazine article on the basics of growing nut trees
How To Plant Bare Root & Potted Fruit Trees (Video)

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