Walnuts

[Loftyrules]

Is anyone growing Walnuts? Heard recently that they are becoming more popular in the UK and after 30 years the trees can be worth £30k (felled) so 28 years of nut production and then fell the tree.

Long term investment opportunity?

 

[Princess Pooper]

Not commercially, but we have a single tree that is a prolific cropper, The wood is highly sought after if of the right quality. I should think squirrel control would be most important, don't tell the vegans!

 

[Kidds]

Don’t believe the hype.

 

[Quaddog]

I planted two here about 25 years ago and they have grown well but nowhere near ready for timber. The biggest one is maybe a foot thick. They have nuts on but the squirrels always beat me to it.

 

[Chasingmytail]

Ive planted about 20 odd 3 years ago. So be a while for nuts.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Another 30 yrs I'll be rich,,, or too old to care

 

[Bootneck]

I’ve planted 180 walnut trees over the past 3 years, and will probably plant a few more. Not for timber, but for the nuts. Should hopefully have a harvest in 5 years or so. Either that or I will be a squirrel farmer. The 30 grand figure sounds absurdly high, I will be very happy if it is true though.

 

[Loftyrules]

Thanks for the replies @Chasingmytail & @Bootneck do either of you have commercial outlets for the nuts?

 

[Chasingmytail]

not yet be a while until we have . Ours will be organic.

 

[jellybean]

We have one walnut tree in the garden which we planted about 18 years ago, it has only had any walnuts in the last 3 years so they take a while to get going but the squirrels are capable of clearing a tree virtually overnight. Our tree is about 30 yards from an upstairs lounge window so easy shooting with the .22. Anybody growing any kind of nut crop commercially must have a serious squirrel control programme I would have thought.

 

[Bootneck]

Mine are are also organic. Have not developed a market yet as will not have a harvest for a few years, but I’m pretty optimistic that people will want to buy uk grown walnuts.

 

[Pan mixer]

I planted 2 walnut trees as whips on my 40th birthday, we have had some nuts for the last 3 years or so.

I am 58 now.........

 

[Billboy1]

I’ve got one in the garden it needs a branch lopping off £££££[emoji23]

 

[Billboy1]

I’ve got one in the garden it needs a branch lopping off £££££[emoji23]

 

[Kidds]

I’ve got one in the garden it needs a branch lopping off £££££[emoji23]

When you cut them they "bleed" like mad with sap.

 

[Roy_H]

Not commercially, but we have a single tree that is a prolific cropper, The wood is highly sought after if of the right quality. I should think squirrel control would be most important, don't tell the vegans!

What the squirrels don't get the rooks will! They are absolutely crazy about walnuts.

 

[Billboy1]

Have you tried pickling them

 

[Chasingmytail]

with the climate change introducing nut trees and a squirrel catching equipment is def forward thinking. Not sure but does anyone in UK grow almonds? I have planted zillion hazlenuts too.

 

[tw15]

Have 2 trees in the garden that crop very well about 1 cwt of nuts a year also are planting out od trees around the place have about 15 trees now growing from 3 ft to 20ft high .

 

[Scribus]

Have you tried pickling them

The squirrels?