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

Thomas Myers

• Budbreak
  May 5
• Average first pistillate bloom date
  May 11
• Mean pistillate bloom date
  May 21
• First pollen shed date
  May 21
• Flower type
  Protogynous
• Season length
  131 days
• Harvest date
  Sept. 26