Some grafted walnut in the yard today.
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NEAT. How long is that bed? 5 bunks..are they only 8-10'?
Didn't know Anchorseal came in black. :D :D :D
42 foot bed and chocolate end seal. These pups will need to meet Mr Pressure Washer... ;D
Some??
I am all ready waiting for pictures of the finished product. ;D
Educate me, why are they grafted? some other kind of walnut on black walnut root stock? I didn't know this could be done.
English walnut is usually grafted to black walnut root stock. The root stock is more hearty and disease resistant.
I'm guessing it's from an old orchard, and they were commercial nut producing trees, removed when they got too old?
It's common for the better fruiting (but less hardy) stock to be grafted to a tougher "wild" rootstock, even a different species of Walnut. Still close enough related for the graft to take and the combined tree to grow properly. Makes the tree's stump and roots part hardier and more disease resistant, but the fruiting part is the fancy variety that makes lots of good quality nuts.
Also makes for interesting boards when the wood variety changes part way up the log, and knowing the work Tule Peak does, I can see why he's interested in them :)
Are those considered Clario Walnut?
Claro Walnut (Juglans hindsii), native to California is often used as the root stock to graft on the fruiting better English Walnut (Juglans regia). So there might be 3ft of Claro and 5 ft of English in each log.
All above correct. The English walnut top graft is actually originally from Persia and the bottom rootstock is California native Claro. The top graft is specifically Franqutte English Walnut which is what the gunstock guys want. These logs will have some burl at the bottom, then black claro ,then white walnut with black flames at the top end. Old orchard trees and hard to come by.A pic of a standing tree. Rob
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The ones you scored look like they were grafted pretty high. Can't wait to see what's inside :o smiley_bounce