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

Pound #2

• Budbreak
  April 24
• Average first pistillate bloom date
  May 8
• Mean pistillate bloom date
  May 17
• First pollen shed date
  May 20
• Flower type
  Protogynous
• Season length
  143 days
• Harvest date
  Oct. 1