The walnuts are coming up daily now! At last count we had over 50 seedlings that have sprouted and they will continue to sprout for several more weeks. You can see that some have a number of leaves and are up to 6 inches tall while others are just now breaking out of their husks.
The Master Gardeners are doing a study of the productivity of four trees: three from Waelder and one from inside Gonzales. We hope to learn more about how the condition of the trees and the nuts when we harvest them affect the success rate of the seedlings. We have four nut batches and a control batch. And so far, Tree 2 is doing the best by far. We plan to continue our study for several more years as the Master Gardeners and the 3rd grade students of Gonzales Elementary work to help restore black walnuts in our county!
The Master Gardeners are doing a study of the productivity of four trees: three from Waelder and one from inside Gonzales. We hope to learn more about how the condition of the trees and the nuts when we harvest them affect the success rate of the seedlings. We have four nut batches and a control batch. And so far, Tree 2 is doing the best by far. We plan to continue our study for several more years as the Master Gardeners and the 3rd grade students of Gonzales Elementary work to help restore black walnuts in our county!