what will walnut do?

[Neil Wilson - tree connection]

Hi guys,

 

Got a walnut to thin out, its currently leaf less and was thinking of thinning by about 20% to let more light through for the gardeners etc. . .

 

How do they react to pruning?

 

Any info would be great

 

Cheers

Neil:thumbup:

[geoff]

Leave it until it's in full leaf,it will blead like hell before then.

[button1803]

Leave it until it's in full leaf,it will blead like hell before then.

 

[northcountryboy]

Agreed, the tree will be generating loads of energy to get into leaf so best wait till its done.

Edited April 24, 2012 by Andy Collins
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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Agreed, the tree will be generating loads of energy to get into leaf so best wait till its done.

 

it wont be generating energy, not till its leafed up, it is USING reserves stored over winter and in the roots and zylem.

 

best to leave it a while but if the client wont wait a light thin should be o.k reduction definitely not.

[northcountryboy]

I bow down to your superior knowledge, i was always led to believe (by an arborist) that my comment was correct, glad I enrolled at myerscough now.

[difflock]

And there I was going to say make a stock for a Shotgun!

[Paul Cleaver]

Agreed, the tree will be generating loads of energy to get into leaf so best wait till its done.

 

nearly right - the energy reserves of the tree - any tree, will drop significantly JUST AS THE LEAVES ARE OPENING the trees energy reserves will recover quite quickly when the leaves are open

[Jon Hartley]

it wont be generating energy, not till its leafed up, it is USING reserves stored over winter and in the roots and zylem.

 

best to leave it a while but if the client wont wait a light thin should be o.k reduction definitely not.

 

correct me if I'm wrong but...the tree will be producing energy. It will have been respiring away like mad using the stored carbohydrate in the xylem and roots to produce the energy it needs for growth. It will start producing more carbohydrate when its leafed up!

[Jon Hartley]

.....as far as the walnut goes, Id leave it until its in leaf.