Gift Wrapping Service
Why not make your present even
more special with by using our gift wrapping service. This includes one of our
handmade drawstring 'ecobags' made out of 100% biodegradable materials, a gift
tag with optional gift message and a planting and aftercare booklet. All of this
for just £2.00 per tree.
B/R (Bare Root) - The traditional way to buy deciduous trees and shrubs. Perfect for planting between November and March.
R/B (Root Ball) - The traditional way to buy evergreen trees and shrubs. The plants are kept in their own soil, making them ideal to transplant between November and March.
C/G (Container Grown) - A very convenient way to buy trees and shrubs, already rooted in their pots, they can be planted all year round. Sizes given in litres.
H/S (Half standard) - Half standard trees have a clear stem of 1.25-1.5m with a bushy head of around 1-1.5m. The total height from the ground is approximately 2-2.5m.
Maiden (Feathered tree) - A good, well-defined prominent leader running straight up through the young tree. Perfect for training into a half standard, standard or fan-trained tree. Sizes given in cm's.
Multi-stemmed - A tree with two or more main stems
Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
Common Name: Black Walnut
Latin Name: Juglans nigra
Soil: Moderately fertile, well-drained
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/ colour: May to June/ greenish yellow male catkins and inconspicuous female flowers.
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height/ spread: 25m/15m
Fruit Size/colour: The fruit are oval and 3-4 centimetres across, usually in pairs. The outer slightly, soft coat, which is called a husk or shuck, is shiny and green at first. It changes to dark brown when it is ripe. Inside this is one seed, the walnut, which has a white kernel when it is fresh.
A handsome walnut with large, pinnate leaves and deeply furrowed bark, which is brown on a young tree and black on an old one, hence its common name. The leaves are held in handsome sprays and are a good rich shiny green, turning yellow in the autumn, though the colour may not be long-lasting.