Flowering and Fruit Characteristics of Black Walnuts: A Tool for Identifying and Selecting Cultivars

Elmer Myers

• Budbreak
  May 1
• Average first pistillate bloom date
  May 10
• Mean pistillate bloom date
  May 17
• First pollen shed date
  May 23
• Flower type
  Protogynous
• Season length
  128 days
• Harvest date
  Sept. 18