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Sep
26
From the 4 types of nut trees we have, our most abundant nut harvest is happening about. Our walnut trees are producing again a whole harvest for the whole neighbourhood 
The above picture shows 1 walnut still in its ‘green cover’ - the hull - and the leaves are colouring due the autumn (it has been freezing at night already). We just wait until the nuts drop down, so they can ripen the most and the sun dries and breaks the hulls around the nut shells.
Some people prefer to harvest their nuts now, but have a lot of work removing the green hulls… why rush when the sun can do all the work for you: wait until the nuts drop from the tree and then dry them further in the sun…
4 types of nut trees
The above walnuts of course are my favorite, as they give the biggest harvest. We also have chestnut trees, hazelnut trees and pecan trees.
Our pecan trees are more for adoration than for production. Pecans love a warmer climate for their nuts to ripe than here.
Our chestnut tree is also producing nicely but I prefer chestnuts the most for their flowers.
And the most fun of our 4 types of nut trees are our hazelnut trees. Fun because it’s kind of a feeding ground for squirrels and it keeps the wind out of our garden.
Which types of nut trees are you growing?
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