This grafted walnut, with nuts suitable for eating and oil is late-flowering, requires a pollinator.
BULGARIA SILISTRENSKI:
Growth habit: small/mediumLeaf/flower:
Mid/late leaf and female flowers last week of April into first week of May
Nut: Medium, elliptical with a point
Kernel: Good taste, fills shell well, high oil 72%
Cropping: Good yield, reliable
Pollination: not self fertile, plant Dryanovo, Jupiter, Shouldham or Cowling
Juglans regis - Silistrenski (eating & oil)
TREE HABIT AND VIGOUR: Fairly small tree, well-developed dome-shaped crown, broad overhanging branches. Medium density crown.
NUT TYPE: Medium, easy cracking, thin shell
KERNEL : yellow to brown, aromatic and sweet; excellent taste, high fat content (72%)
LEAFING/FLOWER ONSET: Mid - lateCROPPING: Mid September
AGE AT FIRST BEARING: 2-3 years after planting
POLLINATION: Not self-fertile, pollinator Dryanovo
Depending upon the time of year the plant will be sent as either:
November to March - bare-root
April to October - small pot
1 year old - 30cm-45cm
