OREGON WALNUTS 



Walnut trees, eight years of age. 



had, the nuts can be covered with wet burlap or blankets. 

 Care should be taken that if extremely heavy rains come, 

 some boards are laid over the bed to shed the water and 

 keep the soil from washing away. The success of germina- 

 tion by this method has been phenomenal in many cases, espe- 

 cially where California Black seed has been used. 



In the early spring these nuts will germinate and send out 

 good vigorous sprouts. Before transplanting in the open sand 

 one should choose good rich ground for the nursery. This 

 should be plowed and harrowed very thoroughly, so that it con- 

 tains no lumps. The ground should then be furrowed and the 

 young sprout walnuts carefully transplanted in rows. Care 

 should be taken in drawing the dirt up around the transplant 



not to break the sprout. One 



needs to be very careful during 

 the first few cultivations not to 

 injure the young shoots, as they 

 are about as tender as asparagus 

 shoots, and if the ground is 

 lumpy there is danger of the 



lumps being thrown up against 

 Low method of heading trees 



and good system of staking, them and injuring the shoots, 





