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

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• Budbreak
  May 2
• Average first pistillate bloom date
  May 6
• Mean pistillate bloom date
  May 15
• First pollen shed date
  May 21
• Flower type
  Protogynous
• Season length
  145 days
• Harvest date
  Oct. 2