Propagate the walnut tree over the fruits
All you need is a walnut. It is advisable to use the freshest possible fruit, not an older one.
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Note: The walnut tree that grows through reproduction can differ significantly from the original tree, also or especially in relation to the nuts (can only be passed through Finishing adjust). In addition, it takes some time to pull the walnut tree over the fruit.
- Put a mixture of sand and peat in a flower pot.
- Free the fresh walnut after that To harvest from the green shell.
- Put the nut in the pot.
- Place the pot in a light, protected and frost-free location.
- Let the pot stand until spring and keep the soil constantly moist.
- If it is a sprouting nut, the first shoots will now appear.
- Wait until the shoots are about six inches long.
- Divide the individual plants - so put each in its own pot. Fill all pots with high quality, nutrient-rich Potting soilto give the young trees a good start to growth.
- In summer, put the pots outdoors in a sunny location and make sure that the soil never dries out.
- In winter, place the young trees in a frost-proof place. The plants are not yet hardy at this stage.
Propagate the walnut tree by cuttings
This method of growing a walnut tree is easier and quicker than propagating via the fruit.
- Prepare a large bucket of potting soil.
- Cut off several fresh shoots from your walnut tree. These should be about six inches long. However, it does not matter whether the shoots are still green or are already slightly woody.
- Put the cuttings in the bucket.
- Water the earth vigorously.
- If new leaves are forming soon, the respective cutting has been started. This then means that the reproduction works.
- If you have started several cuttings, you now have to put them in individual pots.
The further steps correspond to those of the propagation via fruits (steps 4, 9 and 10).
Hints:
- Always place several cuttings in a bucket - not every shoot necessarily forms roots.
- Remember that the cuttings are hardy for a good two years. So do not expose them to the garden prematurely.