Carpathian Walnut, English Walnut, Persian Walnut 'Somers'

Cold hardiness is it's best attribute. I have lost other trees to the cold that were suppose to be "cold hardy". Somers is planted in d...Read Moreeep, sandy soil with irrigation. I have not reached the fruiting stage yet. Others that survived two brutal cold winters were "lake" and "allegheny" .

1954. Large nut, 55% kernel; cracks easy; early maturing, annual bearer, very hardy. " Grinnels Nursery has this description: "The Somers...Read More Persian Walnut was grown and selected by the late Lee Somers of Perrington, Michigan. The seed the original tree grew from was collected in the Carpathian Mountains of Poland by P.C. Crath in the late 1930's. The nut is large, light colored, and has a very good shape. The tree has withstood 35F without damage. The nuts ripen in late August in Michigan. Somers is one of the best of the Carpathian Walnuts. It is also a late pollen shedder and can help Hansen pollinate its late pistillate blooms. Grafted trees bear in four to five years.