Then it starts dropping the little branches that the seed pods and flowers were.

Nov 05, Walnut trees are capable of producing nuts every year, but you may experience patterns of high and low yields from year to year. Like many trees that produce nuts and fruits, walnut trees are prone. May 16, Walnut trees are capable of producing nuts every year, but you may experience patterns of high and low yields from year to year.

Click to see full answer. Also question is, how often do walnut trees drop walnuts? Walnut trees should begin producing nuts regularly on a good site when they are 8 to 10 years old or 15 to 25 feet tall. Oct 07, It is not unusual for the yield of nuts to vary quite a bit from one year to the next. The size of the yield is often related to rainfall and available nutrients. So, yes, it is quite likely that you will only have"lots" to rake up every other year, and the other years could be very light.

Hope you find this information helpful. I see this pretty frequently - and it may be due to a number of factors - and sometimes a combination of one or more of them. Drought stress. Poor pollenation, with these early drops being 'aborted' nuts.

Insect pests - walnut husk maggot, in particular. Fungal disease - especially walnut anthracnose. Hi Irma, Usually, walnut trees alternate years of nut-bearing.

Toxic Plant Profile: Black Walnut.

But also it depends how old your walnut tree is. At age 20, they’re barely out of their juvenile years! And finally, if you have a lot of squirrels, they may be stripping the tree early.

Hope this helps. Walnut trees should begin producing nuts regularly on a good site when they are 8 to 10 years old or 15 to 25 feet tall. Many black walnut trees may bear only irregularly or during alternate years, but you can select those trees that regularly bear when you thin the plantation.