A good way to remove the hull is put the nuts in a bucket and let it rot. After several harvest seasons I have no problems with staining. After the hull is off let them dry and put them back in the bucket and use a drill and paint stirrer to knock the dust off. I do exactly the same thing with black walnuts.
Thanks Daniel! Could you please offer some more details, such as how long the the nuts are in the bucket. After using the drill with paint stirrer, how do you break open the shells and obtain the meat? Cheers!
Hey... darn, our extensive reply got lost. Bottom line? They tasted great but it was a poor crop: tiny yield, small nuts, and hard to extract. We'll see how it goes this year and whether there's improvement.
@@GardensAllSite I thought they shelled out easy. Certainly easier than my black walnuts. This year I have a excellent harvest as the nuts grow in clusters like grapes. My tree is about 15 years old though and I have three that started from seed and one of them should start producing any year now.
Do you have to have two of these trees to get a good yield? Do you know how big the tree gets? I looked a heartnut trees for sale at online nurseries, and none of them say how big they get.
Great question! Technically they are self-fertile but they will set a larger crop if you plant 2 seedlings, 2 different grafted varieties or a seedling and a grafted tree. Hope this helps. All the BEST!
Thanks for asking. It went fine and they taste great but they’re hard to crack and yield only a little nut meat from each, so a bit disappointing as a human food source for those two reasons.
@@Abc99988 I don't understand the problem. I use a little cube of steel to set the nut on it's edge and smack with a small hammer. Most times the nut splits in half. I also find the yield is good. I love them.
A good way to remove the hull is put the nuts in a bucket and let it rot. After several harvest seasons I have no problems with staining. After the hull is off let them dry and put them back in the bucket and use a drill and paint stirrer to knock the dust off. I do exactly the same thing with black walnuts.
Thanks Daniel! Could you please offer some more details, such as how long the the nuts are in the bucket. After using the drill with paint stirrer, how do you break open the shells and obtain the meat? Cheers!
How cool.
Would these grow well in the Niagara Region?
Could you do a video about the nuts after you cured them?
Hey... darn, our extensive reply got lost. Bottom line? They tasted great but it was a poor crop: tiny yield, small nuts, and hard to extract. We'll see how it goes this year and whether there's improvement.
@@GardensAllSite I thought they shelled out easy. Certainly easier than my black walnuts. This year I have a excellent harvest as the nuts grow in clusters like grapes.
My tree is about 15 years old though and I have three that started from seed and one of them should start producing any year now.
Is Japanese walnut a good hardwood tree for building material?
Yes! 🙂 www.myseeds.co/products/juglans-ailantifolia-japanese-walnut
It’s not deer resistant, mine ha been grazed by deer. I live on an island on the west coast, so far it’s done well
Glad to hear it doing well so far, and hopefully the deer didn't do too much damage.
Hi do you have any other ideas for fast growing nut trees for a high desert climate?
We're not so experienced with the high desert. You may tap into the local ag extension for their expertise. Best of luck!
Do you have to have two of these trees to get a good yield? Do you know how big the tree gets? I looked a heartnut trees for sale at online nurseries, and none of them say how big they get.
Great question! Technically they are self-fertile but they will set a larger crop if you plant 2 seedlings, 2 different grafted varieties or a seedling and a grafted tree. Hope this helps. All the BEST!
@@GardensAllSite I have one tree full sized and it is self pollinating
How did the curing go?
Thanks for asking. It went fine and they taste great but they’re hard to crack and yield only a little nut meat from each, so a bit disappointing as a human food source for those two reasons.
@@GardensAllSiteAgree with your statement. Its super hard to crack and small but the taste is delicious
@@Abc99988 I don't understand the problem. I use a little cube of steel to set the nut on it's edge and smack with a small hammer. Most times the nut splits in half. I also find the yield is good. I love them.