Walnut cultivars
Walnuts
Barerooted trees on J.Regia rootstock: 80-120cm €30.00 ea. Bulk offer: 4-9 trees €27.00 ea., 10 or more trees €23.50 ea. Cultivars available: Fernette, Fernor, Franquette, Corne Du Perigord, Maylanaise, Parisienne and Ronde de Montignac. Sold out, available November 2012 (order now)
Container-grown trees 120-160cm. Varieties available: Excelsior of Taynton, Fernette, Franquette, Plovdivski, Rita €35.00 ea. Available November 2012
Cultivars
Corne du Perigord
Traditional French variety with very good disease resistance. Medium sized nut ready mid season. Has done exceptionally well in trials in Devon. Good pollinator. Pollination group 1.
Excelsior of Taynton
Rare English variety from Somerset.
Fernette
Raised in France 1978. Very quick to come into fruit. Leafing characteristics similar to Fernor. Sometimes used as a pollinator for Fernor. Pollination group 1.
Fernor
Raised in France 1978. Very quick to come into fruit. Late leafing, and high productivity. Fruits relatively late (Mid October onwards). The best performing variety in France at the present time. Pollination group 1/2.
Franquette
Traditional French variety with moderate to good disease resistance. Medium sized nut ready late season. Has done very well in trials in Devon. Partially self fertile. Pollination group 2.
Meylanaise
Traditional French variety with very good disease resistance. Medium sized nut ready late season. Partially self fertile. Pollination group 1.
Parisienne
Traditional French variety with good disease resistance. Medium to large nuts nut ready late season. Pollination group 2.
Plovdivski
Vigorous Bulgarian variety with good disease resistance. Large nuts. Pollination group 2.
Rita
Bred from Carpathian stock. Forms a very compact tree but may be relatively slow to come into fruit. Partially self fertile. Pollination group 1.
Ronde de Montignac
Old French variety with moderate to good disease resistance. Smallish nut ready early in the season. Has cropped well in trials in Devon. Good pollinator. Pollination group 1/2.
Availability
As indicated above
Walnut seedlings
One and two year old plants of Juglans regia (common European or Persian walnut) raised at our own nursery from selected seed from England and Central Europe. Unlike the named cultivars of Juglans regia, these seed-grown trees are unlikely to produce heavy crops of nuts but will grow into fine specimen trees suitable for timber production. The trees may also be used for rootstock for grafting purposes.
30-60cm €4 ea, 20-30 cm €3 ea, 15-20cm €2 ea
To order, please refer to page 7 of the order form.
Young walnut tree
Delivery charges
1-3 trees €15.00
4-7 trees €20.00
8-12 trees €25.00
Over 12 trees €28.00
Orders may be also collected by arrangement from our premises in Westport from early December 2010. Trees will be available for delivery from 8th December. Stock is limited so early ordering is advised in order to avoid disappointment. Popular cultivars sell out well before Christmas.
Special offers and discounts
Special discounts on walnuts and chestnuts are available for nut trialling projects. Please enquire.
Additional ordering information
Please use the printable order form provided or simply list the items on a sheet of paper. Add up the total, including carriage if applicable. Do not forget to include your own address and phone number. Payment should be by cheque postal order or bank draft, made payable to the Sustainability Institute.
The Sustainability Institute
Cooloughra
Ballinrobe Rd
Westport
Co. Mayo
Republic of Ireland