Pterocarya fraxinifolia
Denmans Garden near Fontwell, West Sussex.
It wasn't sunny, but neither was it raining ... and this year we have to grab our chances while we can!
It was a bit early in the season but there is always something to see. Magnolias, Camellias, Primulas ... Stachyurus catkins ... and little bulbs defying the constant rain. Parts of the lawn were off limits due to waterlogging, and one section was cordoned off so they could do tree work. And to finish, a bowl of homemade tomato and red onion chutney soup and a piece of cake in their Midpines Cafe.
Pterocarya, often called wingnuts in English, are trees in the walnut family Juglandaceae. They are native to Asia.
Pterocarya fraxinifolia is commonly known as the Caucasian wingnut or Caucasian walnut. It is native to the Caucasian region Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey. It was introduced to France in 1784, and to Great Britain after 1800.
The species is fast growing and grows best on flat ground or shallow slopes near river banks and in deep moist soils. The climate associated with the distribution of this tree includes mild winters and mild humid summers. It generally grows in mixed stands with other species and rarely grows in pure stands.
The tree can grow up to a height of about 30 metres with a widely spreading shape. Leaves are pinnate. The flowers appear in April, the male catkins thick and green, 7.5 – 12.5 cm long, the females longer with less dense flowers, bearing red styles forming fruiting catkins 30 – 50 cm long, the green, winged, nuts approximately 1.8 cm wide.
Pterocarya fraxinifolia
Denmans Garden near Fontwell, West Sussex.
It wasn't sunny, but neither was it raining ... and this year we have to grab our chances while we can!
It was a bit early in the season but there is always something to see. Magnolias, Camellias, Primulas ... Stachyurus catkins ... and little bulbs defying the constant rain. Parts of the lawn were off limits due to waterlogging, and one section was cordoned off so they could do tree work. And to finish, a bowl of homemade tomato and red onion chutney soup and a piece of cake in their Midpines Cafe.
Pterocarya, often called wingnuts in English, are trees in the walnut family Juglandaceae. They are native to Asia.
Pterocarya fraxinifolia is commonly known as the Caucasian wingnut or Caucasian walnut. It is native to the Caucasian region Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey. It was introduced to France in 1784, and to Great Britain after 1800.
The species is fast growing and grows best on flat ground or shallow slopes near river banks and in deep moist soils. The climate associated with the distribution of this tree includes mild winters and mild humid summers. It generally grows in mixed stands with other species and rarely grows in pure stands.
The tree can grow up to a height of about 30 metres with a widely spreading shape. Leaves are pinnate. The flowers appear in April, the male catkins thick and green, 7.5 – 12.5 cm long, the females longer with less dense flowers, bearing red styles forming fruiting catkins 30 – 50 cm long, the green, winged, nuts approximately 1.8 cm wide.