Chandler
Harvests mid-season; large, smooth, oval nut, with good shell seal, and high
quality kernel. Kernel color excellent, light grade consistently 90% or better.
Has potentially high fruitfulness with 80-90 percent of lateral buds fruitful.
Medium size tree is a moderately vigorous and semi-upright, highly productive
tree. Pollinizers are Cisco and Scharsch Franquette.
Hartley
Harvest is mid-season. The nut is large, well sealed with a high percentage
of light kernels nearly 90%. Tree size is moderate to large, moderately spreading
with good vigor on fertile soil. Hartley needs 40 to 50 foot spacing for a mature
tree. Acceptable pollinizers are the late blooming Amigo and Scharsch.
Cisco
Its main attribute is as a pollinizer for Chandler and Howard. In growth habits
Cisco is semi-upright and a small tree. Large nuts, but there can be problems
with kernel quality.
Howard
(USPP # 4405)
Harvests mid-season. 80-90% lateral bud fruitfulness. Leafing date is 15 days
after Payne. Nut is large with good seal. Kernel has exceptional color at 90%
light. Tree is small to medium, semi-upright and suitable for hedgerow plantings.
Not susceptible to blight due to late leafing. Pollinizers are Scharsch Franquette
or Cisco.
Robert
Livermore (USPP
# 12,264)
A new walnut cultivar that is distinguished by an attractive and distinctive
red coat. Its interesting color makes it a good candidate for use in gourmet
food. It is precocious and about 90% of lateral buds are fruitful. The timing
of leafing out and blooming is similar to that of Chandler, and harvest time
is a week earlier. The shell is strong and has a good seal.
Scharsch
Franquette
Late harvest. Nut size is small and well-sealed. A very good quality light kernel.
Trees are large and require 40 to 50 foot spacing. Vigor is moderate to high
and tree shape is upright. Good pollinizer for Hartley and Chandler.
Serr
Harvest is early to mid-season. Nut size is large, with a fair to good shell
seal. Kernel is 60% light. Percentage of kernel is high at 59%. Serr planted
on shallower, heavier, or less fertile soil seem to bear better. Serr tree size
is large and requires a spacing of at least 40 feet. Shape is moderately spreading
and vigor is good to excessive. Suitable pollinizers include Chico and Tehama.
Vina
Harvest early to mid-season; medium size pointed nut with a good shell seal.
Kernel color is good at 60% light with 48% kernel. Tree size is small to medium,
vigor is moderate to good and highly productive. Pollinizers are Chico, Chandler,
Howard and Tehama.
Tulare
(USPP # 8268)
Harvest mid-season. The nut and kernel are large, with a well-sealed, nearly
round nut. The Tulare requires no pollinizer. Tree has upright growth habit,
moderately vigor, suitable for hedgerow and other high-density planting systems.
