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
Common Walnut
Juglans regia
Common Name: Common Walnut
Latin Name: Juglans regia
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: 30m/15m
Fruit Size/colour: The fruit are oval and 4 -5 centimetres across. 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 fine, deciduous tree with large pinnate leaves that give off an acrid aroma when crushed. In late spring and early summer, inconspicuous flowers are produced which are followed in autumn by one of the most valuable nuts grown in Britain, walnuts. A good specimen tree for a large garden or a park.