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

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• Budbreak
  April 26
• Average first pistillate bloom date
  May 5
• Mean pistillate bloom date
  May 9
• First pollen shed date
  May 18
• Flower type
  Protogynous
• Season length
  148 days
• Harvest date
  Oct. 3