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I have a reasonably sized Large English Walnut in our garden and last year in one of the storms I noticed that it was swaying .. actually more like rocking .... the roots on my neighbours side have definitely been compromised.

 

I took some lower limbs off last year to reduce the weight on the side it leans towards (our side) .. and this year it delivered a good crop of walnuts hand picked by the squirrels and collected by me !

 

My question is ... given its been in this wobbly condition (only in bad wind) for over 9 months ... do we think the tree can rebuild roots and power on ?

 

(Will try and get some photos tomorrow morning)

 

My concern is the tree produced a good crop as a "last grenade" before it packs up and dies.

 

Yours curiously

 

Chris

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It has generally been a good year for walnuts (not sure if you are in the UK but assuming so) so I wouldn't worry about the crop specifically as a sign of imminent collapse of the tree. Pictures will help a lot with understanding the size and shape, but in general yes you can retain a lot of trees if you want to by reducing the wind resistance a bit (having the top taken down a little - not necessarily a lot, but you need someone better qualified than me to comment on how much). If it is still young than walnuts can benefit from re-staking. They are however quite sensitive to being pruned at the wrong time of year as they either bleed heavily or die back so care is needed.

 

Alec

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I have a reasonably sized Large English Walnut in our garden and last year in one of the storms I noticed that it was swaying .. actually more like rocking .... the roots on my neighbours side have definitely been compromised.

 

I took some lower limbs off last year to reduce the weight on the side it leans towards (our side) .. and this year it delivered a good crop of walnuts hand picked by the squirrels and collected by me !

 

My question is ... given its been in this wobbly condition (only in bad wind) for over 9 months ... do we think the tree can rebuild roots and power on ?

 

(Will try and get some photos tomorrow morning)

 

My concern is the tree produced a good crop as a "last grenade" before it packs up and dies.

 

Yours curiously

 

Chris

 

will it hit anything highly valuable if it blows over it the direction of the prevalent high winds? get some pics so we can see the trees general health and situation

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I can't really tell how stable it is from the photos, but if the tree really has got broken roots, then perhaps a crown reduction and maybe even some form of propping would help.

 

I'd suggest getting someone who knows what they are doing to have a look.

 

What part of the country are you located?

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