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Inbound walnut today

Started by tule peak timber, February 07, 2019, 06:58:06 PM

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tule peak timber

Some grafted walnut in the yard today.

 

 
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nativewolf

NEAT.  How long is that bed? 5 bunks..are they only 8-10'?
Liking Walnut

terrifictimbersllc

Didn't know Anchorseal came in black.  :D :D :D
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tule peak timber

42 foot bed and chocolate end seal. These pups will need to meet Mr Pressure Washer... ;D
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thecfarm

Some??
I am all ready waiting for pictures of the finished product. ;D
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Brad_bb

Educate me, why are they grafted?  some other kind of walnut on black walnut root stock?  I didn't know this could be done.   
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Ljohnsaw

English walnut is usually grafted to black walnut root stock.  The root stock is more hearty and disease resistant.
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Ianab

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  :)
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redbeard

Are those considered Clario Walnut?
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Ianab

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. 
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tule peak timber

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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Ljohnsaw

The ones you scored look like they were grafted pretty high.  Can't wait to see what's inside :o smiley_bounce
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Just North-East of Sacramento...

SkyTrak 9038, Ford 545D FEL, Davis Little Monster backhoe, Case 16+4 Trencher, Home Built 42" capacity/36" cut Bandmill up to 54' long - using it all to build a timber frame cabin.

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