This tree has
been fruiting for the past 15 years. There are probably five or six
bushels of nuts on this large tree at the present time. This tree was
placed as a yard tree for its ornamental value and for the fruit.

Numerous persons have inquired about the Persian walnut as a specimen
tree in their landscaping program and the demand far exceeds the supply.
As many of the elms, oaks, and some chestnuts are going out from disease
troubles, the Persians may be used as a replacement. The food value of
the walnut compares very favorably with that of other native nuts,
according to Dr. A. S. Colby, of the University of Illinois.

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% Water % Protein % Fat % Carbo- % Ash No. Calories
hydrate per Pound
Persian walnut 2.8 16.7 64.4 14.8 1.3 3305
Black walnut 2.5 27.6 56.3 11.7 1.9 3105
Hickory nut 3.7 15.4 67.4 11.4 2.1 3495
Pecan 3.0 11.0 71.2 13.3 1.5 3633
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Nut Data Important in Classification

Three students enrolled in Horticulture have classified several of the
seedlings. Paul Bauer, 1947-48, and Edward Burns and Gilbert Whitsel,
1949-50, have been using such information for their special project work
as graduate and undergraduate students. These workers found a difference
in the habits and performance of the seedling trees and two such
examples follow.

Nut Data Sheet

1. Common Name: _Fateley No. 1_

2. Scientific Name: _Juglans regia_

3. Source or Owner: _Nolan Fateley_
City: _Franklin_
State: _Indiana_

4. Average Size: inches 1.7x1.8

5. Average Number Per Lb.: 23

6. Average Wt. Each Nut: 15.8 _gm._

7. Shell
Texture: _Wrinkled and furrowed_
Crackability: _Very good, thin shell_
Separation: _Very good_
Average Wt. Per Nut: 7.1 _gm._

8. Kernel
Color: _Light tan_
Quality: _Very good, bland_
Average Wt. Per Nut: 8.7 _gm._

9. Percent Kernel: 40.5%

10. Remarks:
_Exceptionally large, well formed kernel, appealing taste.
Bore 50 lb._
_1949. Tree set as 1 year seedling 1939._ (_Carpathian strain._)

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