Product Description
Walnut Orchard Rolled Wall Hangings
Walnut Orchard Rolled Wall Hangings
It is a long road from planting a walnut orchard to delivering fresh, delicious walnuts to your local market. Walnut orchards are typically arranged in one of two planting systems that have different methods of management. Traditionally walnuts have been planted in widely spaced orchards that allow the tree canopy to expand and fill its allotted space. This planting design maximizes canopy coverage over the lifespan of an orchard, but does not provide early returns because of the time it takes for the canopy to fill available space. Pruning mature orchards in this design is often done by hand with the aid of pruning towers. The trees are never irrigated and live off of nothing but natural rainfall. The walnut orchard is left to its own devices and produces trees that grow to a modest size compared to bigger commercial farms. The absence of water, fertilizers and pesticides means less overall crop yield each year. Each step in the process from propagation, to harvest, to packer, and finally to market is handled with care and attention. Another common orchard design is the hedgerow design where the trees are planted closer together down the tree row. The hedgerow design brings early returns because the increased number of trees has a larger early combined canopy and yield. Hedgerow plantings are normally pruned by hedging machines instead of hand pruning. Hedgerows are typically pruned in a three or four year cycle so that the fruiting spurs can regenerate between cuts. Walnut trees have produced years of delicious, premium nuts with nothing but rain and sunshine.
