• Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
master stewards:
  • Devaka Cooray
  • Carla Burke
  • John F Dean
  • Nancy Reading
  • Timothy Norton
  • r ranson
stewards:
  • Jay Angler
  • Pearl Sutton
  • paul wheaton
master gardeners:
  • Christopher Weeks
  • M Ljin
gardeners:
  • thomas rubino
  • Eino Kenttä
  • Jeremy VanGelder

Walnut Tree Growing in an Arc

 
Posts: 46
6
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
There is a young Persian (AKA Carpathian) Walnut tree growing in the back. It's about six years old.
Instead of growing up straight, the main trunk is growing in a curve (see attached photo.)
I had thought, if anything, it would grow toward the Sun--but straight. However, this tree is growing like it wants to make a quarter of a circle.

Is this normal?
Will it straighten up later?
Or should I put a post up beside it, with a strap, and tie it to train it to grow vertical?

Persian_Walnut_6y_a.png
[Thumbnail for Persian_Walnut_6y_a.png]
 
pollinator
Posts: 1579
Location: NW California, 1500-1800ft,
486
2
hugelkultur dog forest garden solar wood heat homestead
  • Likes 2
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Just based on what appears to be a bridge in the photo, but not knowing where you are, it looks like the tree is leaning toward the clearing/sun. That is common for most plants. I have seen 80yr old, healthy walnuts with very complex branching trunk networks  that could have started with a similar shape. It may shorten the ultimate lifespan of a tree, but walnuts seem to root deeply. In my opinions staking will never make a tree longer lived, as it won’t get as strong.
 
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes; art is knowing which ones to keep. Keep this tiny ad:
Rocket Mass Heater Resources Wiki
https://permies.com/w/rmh-resources
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic