In these days of "Grow Your Own, it is nothing more appropriate at this time of year when thinking about planting some trees in your garden. Do it this month and get your own supply of nuts have Christmas next year .
What must be the easiest to grow, but see little in the UK is the almond. The common almond Prunus dulcis is the tree that you need to pluck it. Originally come from Iran produces the sweetest nuts, especially after a hot summer. It is a bitter almond, butwhich can be quite dangerous as it contains cyanide, which is removed before consumption. In California, they produce so many almonds that they are the largest managed pollination event in the world to help and sometimes even imported Australian bees, but do well with our own British bees and bee on the safe side, you can install a bee system.
No favorite of mine, but probably the most widely grown in Britain is the hazelnut. As I write this, the hazelnut season in KentJust given him. These are the royalty of the hazelnut-world but it is very easy to grow your own supply of the common hazel Corylus avellana. There are a number of specific varieties, which are used in commercial production and. If your hands can get on one, I once tried the varieties 'England' and 'Kent Cob', which are far beyond the nuts you have obtained from your local supermarket.
What is a favorite of mine is nuts. Is it worth it if only you save money, butmainly because you can make your own pickled walnuts. The black walnut Juglans nigra is the most famous, but there are many other types to choose from. This tree may take up to 10 years before the first Nuts then produce their worth in front of him and planting a 2 or 3 years old tree, and if you're lucky, it will not be too much of a wait. A relative of mine was 4 years old nuts from a tree. The great thing about them is they do not mind wet summer and are also very hardy by drought --recognize our summer here? To really benefit from a walnut tree I call upon the walnuts cucumber, green when they fall, and from the tree. Wear marigold, however, because they stain your hands after week after. There is nothing better!
One tree, we can not grow here is the Brazil nut tree. Despite its name, most of our Brazil nuts come from Bolivia. A very complicated with exotic flowers and bees, pollination leads to this iconic mother, who is under threat for many years.The trees can grow to 45m and can be as old as a thousand years, and the seeds or nuts are contained in large round fruit up to 6 cm. I hope that you take the trouble that farmers go to the next time you appreciate your Quality Street.
Although we do not have our own Brazil, there are many other nuts, we can easily grow in our own garden. So the next time you are thinking about planting a tree, or growing fruit, give a thought to the lonely trees and plant something for theFuture.
