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Walnut trees

Lara

A modern French early/mid-season Walnut, with large nuts.

Reserve now for delivery w/c 3rd September onwards

Lara walnut trees for sale

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Pot-grown fruit trees (delivery Sept 2012 - April 2013)

Refer to product details2-year -7L pot£42.00
Refer to product details2-year -12L pot£49.00

**All prices include delivery. We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

Delivery period: Pot-grown trees can be delivered from September onwards. Bare-root trees can be delivered from mid-November onwards. Within those periods you can specify your preferred month of delivery during the checkout process. It is best to order as soon as you can to ensure items are reserved for you.

*Mature heights: Height shown is the approximate height of the tree when mature (after 5-10 years), not the height when supplied. See photos of trees as supplied. Actual mature heights may vary considerably dependent on your local conditions and training and pruning regime.

Stock availability: Items showing as 'sold out' will probably be available again next season. If you would like to reserve in advance use our enquiry form - this does not commit you to anything.



Growing

  • Cropping: Good
  • Fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Ploidy: Diploid
  • Pollinating others: Average
  • Precocity: Precocious
  • Bearing regularity: Regular
  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Vigour: Average growth

Uses

  • Flavour quality: Very good
  • Good for eating fresh
  • Good for cooking
  • Picking season: Early

Identification

  • Fruit colour: Green
  • Leaf colour: Green

Climate

  • Suitable for warm climates
  • Suitable for temperate climates

Pollination guide for Lara walnut trees

Lara is self-sterile and needs to be pollinated by another tree of a different variety nearby.

Important: advice about pollination


How to grow Lara walnut trees

Lara is more compact than some of the other modern French varieties, and also ripens a bit earlier, making it a good choice for growing in the UK.

Lara is self-sterile and needs to be pollinated by another different Walnut variety such as Franquette.

Planting instructions.

Pruning instructions.


Historical details

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