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PLANT: The plant is vigorous, semi-erect, free-standing, thornless, and productive, giving high yields. Easy to grow, with a perennial life cycle. Grows in a shrub habit. Starts bearing a year after being planted. Considered a more winter hardy variety, also tolerates drier and hotter conditions. Gives best results when positioned in full sun or part shade. Pruning should be done twice a year. POLLINATORS: Self-pollinating. FRUIT APPEARANCE: Round to conically shaped and shiny, jet black in color, with a firm texture and sweet taste and mild aroma. The fruit doesn’t fade, leak or soften even in hotter weather. FRUIT SIZE: Medium-large to large. HARVEST: July to mid-August. COMMERCIAL USE: An abundant variety, with high-quality fruits and large yields. Ideal for fresh consumption, preserving, jam and jelly making, baking, etc.

The most planted variety worldwide and one of the most popular ones when it comes to walnuts. Moderately to very vigorous and semi-erect, with a medium growth rate. It yields extremely abundantly. An early bearer starts bearing two to three years after planting. Late-leafing and a late flowering variety. Pruning is advised. POLLINATORS: Partly self-fertile. Franquette is the best pollinator for this variety. FRUIT APPEARANCE: An oval, thin shell with a smooth surface, light-colored, well-sealed. The high-quality kernels are light in color, easily detached from the shell and split in halves, with a mild flavor. FRUIT SIZE: Large. HARVEST: End of September to mid-October.

TREE: Grows upright at a medium growth rate with medium vigour. An early flowering and a late leafing variety, thus protected against late spring frosts. An early bearer starts yielding in the 3rd or 4th year af ter planting. It has regular and very high yields. Tolerates many soil types. Prefers partial to full sun. Drought resistant. POLLINATORS: Self-fertile. A good pollinator for other nut varieties. Fernette and Franquette are suitable pollinators. Plant 1 Fernette tree on every 10th Fernor. FRUIT APPEARANCE: Globular nuts with a light-colored, thin to medium thick shell and a beaded seam. The kernel is light in color and easily ex tracted from the shell. FRUIT SIZE: Medium to large. HARVEST: End of September to early October.