Scientific name: Juglans regia
Common name: walnut tree
Origin: Asia and South-eastern Europe.
The walnut is a deciduous tree (it loses its leaves in autumn).
Walnut trees can be up to 30 metres high. The top of the tree has a round shape.
Leaves are big, they can be 25 cm long. They are used in traditional medicine.
Walnuts blossom in spring (April-May) and their fruit will be ready among the months of August and October.
Their flowers are green coloured.
Their fruit, the walnuts, are edible (you can eat them). Walnuts are good for health. They have vitamins B, C and E. They are also used to produce oil.
Walnuts have a hard surface, that’s why you have to break the shell to eat them.
An average walnut tree can produce between 20 and 40 Kg of fruit.
The wood of the walnut tree is commonly used in carpentry.
It’s a tree that needs to be plant in damp areas because it needs a lot of water.
Walnut trees are easily propagated from the nuts. Seedlings grow rapidly on good soils.
Walnuts are very attractive trees in parks and large gardens.
Common name: walnut tree
Origin: Asia and South-eastern Europe.
The walnut is a deciduous tree (it loses its leaves in autumn).
Walnut trees can be up to 30 metres high. The top of the tree has a round shape.
Leaves are big, they can be 25 cm long. They are used in traditional medicine.
Walnuts blossom in spring (April-May) and their fruit will be ready among the months of August and October.
Their flowers are green coloured.
Their fruit, the walnuts, are edible (you can eat them). Walnuts are good for health. They have vitamins B, C and E. They are also used to produce oil.
Walnuts have a hard surface, that’s why you have to break the shell to eat them.
An average walnut tree can produce between 20 and 40 Kg of fruit.
The wood of the walnut tree is commonly used in carpentry.
It’s a tree that needs to be plant in damp areas because it needs a lot of water.
Walnut trees are easily propagated from the nuts. Seedlings grow rapidly on good soils.
Walnuts are very attractive trees in parks and large gardens.
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