Dwarf varieties of walnuts as an optimal solution
In order to give a walnut tree in a small garden the chance to fully develop, you should not rely on "conventional" walnuts.
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Note: Ignorant hobby gardeners sometimes try to keep a walnut tree small by force, by keeping it regularly cut radically. However, this leads to unhealthy growth and a short life expectancy for the tree.
In the meantime, there are also dwarf varieties in walnut trees. These are special breeds that are refined on weak bases. As a result, only the smallest trees grow from it, which you can easily plant even in a small garden.
Good news: dwarf varieties of walnut trees also give you what you probably want to think of such a tree as: walnuts.
Portrait of dwarf variety 'Europa'
One of these dwarf walnut varieties is called 'Europa'. It only gets about 3.5 meters high - which is impressively low compared to normal walnut trees.
'Europe' has the ability to fruit laterally, which in turn has a fairly high yield potential. The walnut dwarf develops large, oval-shaped nuts that are very easy to open. After two to three years you can start with the first Income calculate. This is even a major advantage over conventionally growing walnut trees, where the very first harvest usually takes much longer to arrive.
'Weinsberger Walnut' as a small “classic” walnut
If your garden is not so small that you have to fall back on a dwarf variety, there is also the option of a proportionate one To plant a small “classic” variety: As far as we know, the 'Weinsberger Walnuss' functions as the version with the least Space requirement. Their crown reaches a diameter of seven to eight meters.