Fernette Walnut Sapling

Fernette walnut sapling (Official Pollinizer for Fernor) was created by crossing Franquette with Lara. It was engineered intentionally as the genetic partner for Fernor, shedding copious pollen precisely during the receptive window of Fernor’s female pistils.

Fernette shares identical cold and frost hardiness traits with Fernor, making it capable of flourishing up to 1,800 meters. Furthermore, it yields large, high-quality table walnuts with 50% kernel fill, ensuring the pollinizer rows generate strong financial returns.

🌿 Fernette Agronomic Specifications

• Altitude Suitability: Recommended for 1,200m to 1,800m high-altitude installations.
• Pollinizer Purpose: Matches Fernor’s bloom cycle with 100% phenological precision.
• Fruit Quality: Generously sized nuts averaging 14–15g with easy-cracking shells and light meat.
• Frost Resilience: Blooms in May, escaping late spring freezes completely; enters early dormancy in November.
• Harvest Period: Late September through mid-October.

🌰 Recommended Orchard Ratio

Plant 10 Fernette saplings for every 100 Fernor trees (a 10% ratio) distributed throughout the orchard grid to ensure complete cross-pollination.