How many years does it take for walnuts to bear fruit?

Walnut planting results after several years

Walnut is a deep-rooted tree species with strong adaptability to soil. It likes water, fertilizer and sunshine. It is generally planted after October. Common producing areas include Shaanxi, Shanxi, Liaoning, Henan, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shandong and other provinces.

Walnuts will not bear fruit until 5-10 years after planting. Grafted walnut tree varieties can bear fruit in about 1-3 years, but the specific time will still be affected by the walnut variety, the climate of the year, and the cultivation and management methods.

Reasons why walnuts do not bear fruit

1. If walnuts encounter continuous rainy, low-temperature, and windy weather during their flowering period, there will be problems with poor pollination and fertilization quality, and the walnuts will have flowers but no fruits, or fall off.

2. If the walnut tree is seriously infested with pests and diseases, such as the female flowers being eaten by maggots, the plant will not be able to bear fruit in the later stage.

Walnut planting technology and key points

1. Select the plot

Walnut is a plant that has a wide range of adaptability to soil and is a deep-rooted fruit tree, but its resistance is relatively weak, so deep, fertile loam with strong water and fertilizer retention capabilities should be selected for planting.

2. Fertilization points

Walnuts have a relatively large demand for nutrients to grow, so base fertilizer needs to be applied before planting, and appropriate topdressing should be applied later depending on the growth of the tree. Note that the fertilizer needs to be mixed evenly with the soil and cannot be used directly.