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

Mintle

• Budbreak
  April 17
• Average first pistillate bloom date
  May 14
• Mean pistillate bloom date
  May 19
• First pollen shed date
  May 1
• Flower type
  Protandrous
• Season length
  129 days
• Harvest date
  Sept. 23