I have a walnut tree in my back yard, last year it produced massive amount of walnuts but this year it did not produce any. Does anyone know why this happened?
2006-09-27 08:35:15 · 5 answers · asked by kristilynn729 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
All fruit bearing (including nuts) revolve on a 7 year cycle of crop bearing. Meaning that about every 7 years your tree will produce a bumper crop. The year following the 7th year the tree will produce very few. In my experience the third and fourth year will have a decent crop while the fifth will be bad. So what you've had is a good year followed by the ever present "bad year" that comes after a large crop.
Keep in mind these things when dealing with fruit or nut bearing trees.
1. Late frosts will reduce crop size...Paint the trunk of the tree white for the first 5-6 feet to keep it from coming into bloom early.
2. Drought will reduce crop size...Build a small berm around your tree and water at least 5 gallons once week to improve crop size. Also find a fertilizer at your local home center made for fruit trees (or something close).
3. Damage to trees will reduce crop size...Don't ever trim your trees during the bloom and until harvest. To do so is to deplete the entire tree crop by %35.
2006-09-27 08:47:55 · answer #1 · answered by Jade Orchid 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
trees may have heavy years and mild years. yet because you assert 2 years in a row...nut production will be plagued through late frosts, which damage the flowers (you would no longer be conscious the flowers as they are not showy, and visually insignificant, yet they nuts do come from pollinated flowers), which then do not produce nuts, or drought or different environmental aspects may also reason the trees to "abort" the nuts at an fairly early degree to preserve water and elements.
2016-11-24 22:53:44 · answer #2 · answered by kimsey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water is a big factor. We have one tree in a section of the landscape that gets watered regularly by automatic sprinklers and is loaded with nuts. One on the opposite side of the driveway that doesn't get supplemental watering has very few.
2006-09-28 03:43:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be you are in a drought area. The trees here didn't produce many acorns either. The poor squirrels are going to go hungry.
2006-09-27 08:39:11 · answer #4 · answered by bugear001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did have late frost but not in drought area. Guess white latex would be best for painting tree.
2014-07-31 10:44:14 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋