The trilobed walnut experience

 I choose this method to germinate: I soaked them for 24 hours, wrapped them in kitchen paper and keep them in the fridge. Now I just have to wait until January.

Due to its rarity (the figure of 1/150.000 is mentioned), this nut is believed to bring good luck . More information and photos can be found here . From now on I have one tucked away in the pockets of my pants, maybe it will bring me lots of luck.

 According to the publication "Frutti dimenticati e biodiversita recuperata" of march 2012, there exist "three lobed walnut trees" somewhere in Calabria. It is found in the mountainous areas of Calabria around 800 m above sea level, and prefers moist soils located near small streams.  It is a large tree, with great vegetative vigor, characterized by an imposing bearing. Compound leaves similar in size to other walnut varieties. Fruit 4-5 cm in diameter, rounded, with a woody endocarp characterized by three slits placed at about 120 degrees from each other.  The plants that produce these particular nuts are rarely found, at the moment there is no more detailed information.

At the back of our garden we have two walnut trees. the first we planted there ourselves from a germinated nut we got from a friend. This one has medium nuts falling in the second half of September. The second grew there on its own, growing faster and has larger nuts falling in the first half of October. It also produces many nuts that are not symmetrical. Seen from the side the point resembles an birds beak. I call them my angry birds. Two years ago I found three trilobed walnuts under the second tree, and I did nothing special with them. As a result of my negligence, my kids cracked them and ate them all. They said they tasted just like the others. Last year I also found three trilobed walnuts, and this time I kept them safely in a drawer of my desk during the winter and planted them in the spring, but none of them sprouted. Then I found tutorials on the internet on nut germination and stratification and so on. I promised myself to seriously plant the next batch. This year was a good...