Fruits and Nuts: Chinquapin, 1 by Penn_Pete

Penn_Pete wrote:
Hi E-guy. Since these trees tend to bear on the tips of the this year's wood, growing a multi-trunk, sort of large shrub, has distinct advantages. This growth pattern results in there being a large halo of 1 yr. wood (actually last summer's buds) on an oval mass, as opposed to a more linear pattern of shoots on a standard.

The first photo (kinda dark, sorry) shows a tree grown in almost full sun. The photo looks almost due south. On the right is Japanese Walnut (J. angustifolia) which shades the second, smaller tree which is the same age as the first one, planted only 20ft/6m away. This linked photo looks almost due east, with the Japanese Walnut at my back.



This message was edited Jun 28, 2006 11:47 PM