How many years does it take for a walnut tree to bear fruit? How long does it take for a walnut tree to bloom and bear fruit?

How many years does it take for a walnut tree to bear fruit?

Walnut tree varieties are divided into early-fruiting and late-fruiting varieties. Different varieties require different times for planting, flowering and fruiting.

Early fruiting varieties

  Early-bearing walnut trees have a shorter growing period and can bloom and bear fruit two to three years after sowing . Some can even be seen blooming and bearing fruit in the year of planting .

The early-fruiting walnut tree is mainly focused on growing in the first two years, so the fruits need to be picked first. It can only produce fruit after the tree is fully shaped in the third year. It will enter the high-yield period in about five years.

Common early-bearing walnut varieties include Xiangling and Guanhe. In terms of planting and management difficulty, Guanhe series is the most suitable for planting in terms of environmental adaptability and maintenance. In addition, early-bearing walnuts generally enter the peak fruiting period eight to twelve years after planting . If cultivated well, the peak fruiting period can last for about forty years .

Late-fruiting varieties

The growth period of late-bearing varieties is very long. Generally, they will bloom and bear fruit after seven or eight years of sowing, and the peak fruiting period will take fifteen to twenty years. The production of late-bearing varieties is generally low, and fewer of them can bloom and bear fruit. Our common late-bearing walnut varieties include Luguang, Qingxiang, Zhonglin, etc.

Fruiting time of grafted walnut and seedlings

The walnut seedlings we buy on the market are divided into grafted seedlings and seedlings. The time for planting and fruiting of the two types of walnut seedlings is also different.

Grafted walnut seedlings

Some of the robust walnut seedlings can bloom and bear fruit in the same year after being planted in the field, but they cannot be left because the vegetative growth is insufficient and the photosynthesis area is small, which will result in the weakening of the tree vigor and is not conducive to the realization of long-term goals.

In addition, when the small walnut seedlings bear fruit, some of the fruits are not full, taste astringent, and have low use value.

Therefore, the main task of planting walnut trees from the first to the third year is to form a skeleton and promote nutritional growth, so as to promote more and better fruits in the future and achieve the goal of high yield and quality. Grafted walnuts generally decide to keep the fruits after the third year based on the tree's vigor .

Walnut tree seedlings

In general, seedlings or transplanted ungrafted walnut seedlings have vigorous vegetative growth, and only when the plant reaches 2.5 meters in height and has multiple branches will it enter reproductive growth. Generally, fruit can only be set when vegetative growth and reproductive growth reach a balance, and this period is generally 8-10 years .

However, if the land is not suitable or the management is not good, the walnuts will not bear fruit for more than ten years. This is mainly because some places are not suitable for walnut growth, or some varieties are not suitable for growth. Especially in barren land or poor management, it often causes a large area of ​​fruit failure.