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

Rhower (Thomas)

• Budbreak
  April 28
• Average first pistillate bloom date
  May 7
• Mean pistillate bloom date
  May 13
• First pollen shed date
  May 20
• Flower type
  Protogynous
• Season length
  145 days
• Harvest date
  Oct. 2