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

South Fork

• Budbreak
  April 14
• Average first pistillate bloom date
  May 12
• Mean pistillate bloom date
  May 15
• First pollen shed date
  April 28
• Flower type
  Protandrous
• Season length
  158 days
• Harvest date
  Oct. 8