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Mon, Oct 15, 12 at 15:00
| I currently grow fruits and veggies; I don't have the space to grow fruit/nut trees. Eventually I plan to get a plot of land; I have a plot on a community garden. The plot belongs to me, the land belongs to the city, so I can't make permanent changes.
I am looking for cold hardy nut trees that are quick-to-mature (with harvest). From the research I've done, I've read that nut trees can take 8-10 years before you can get your first harvest. I've done some research with nut tree varieties (by searching via online nursery/garden stores that specialize in fruit/nut trees) but none of them say how long it takes for the trees to reach full maturity/mature enough to harvest. |
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| Hazels & chestnuts are probably your best bet for 'early' nut production - could conceivably be getting some nuts in 3-5 years with some of those, if you plant grafted selections. Even seedling black walnuts usually are producing by 10. I've had pecans bear within 5-8 years after grafting them - but have 15-yr old pecan seedlings that have not yet begun to produce. Have some grafted hickories, planted in 1996, that have yet to produce a nut, or even a catkin. |
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- Posted by Dzitmoidonc 6 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 17, 12 at 12:33
| Will Filberts grow in your zone? You can get nuts in 3-4 years. |
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