Common walnut – Juglans regia

Nothing goes to waste with the walnut tree. It is planted for its nuts, its beauty and its hard wood, prized by cabinetmakers. In early spring, its male catkins hang along the branches even before the leaves appear.

• Botanical name: Juglans regia
• Hardiness: down to −25 °C; young shoots are sensitive to spring frosts
• Fruit: walnuts, harvested in autumn
• Uses: fresh or dried walnuts, oil, timber
• Mature size: large tree that needs plenty of space

In the garden

Sun or partial shade, deep, moist soil. Give it plenty of room: it becomes imposing. At altitude, avoid valley bottoms where spring frosts linger.

The plant you receive

Young plant 15 to 25 cm tall, in a small pot or with a root ball depending on the season.

A farm-grown plant raised outdoors at 1,000 m altitude in the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park: never in a heated greenhouse, fed with organic fertiliser only and grown following permaculture principles.