Franquette Walnut Sapling

Franquette walnut sapling is a historic and globally recognized French cultivar that serves as the premier companion pollinizer for Chandler. Its flowering timeline aligns precisely with Chandler’s female bloom phase, securing exceptional nut set across commercial orchards.

Despite its primary role as a pollinizer, Franquette is a highly fruitful standalone tree that produces elongated, premium-grade nuts with thin shells and light, flavorful kernels.

🌿 Franquette Agronomic Specifications

• Altitude Suitability: Performs remarkably from sea level up to 1,200 meters.
• Pollinizer Purpose: Sheds pollen abundantly during the peak receptive period of Chandler female flowers.
• Frost Hardiness: Exceptional resistance to late spring freezes; very late leafing.
• Nut Attributes: Medium to large nuts with an attractive elongated oval shape; kernel recovery is approximately 48–50%.
• Harvest Time: Reaches maturity between late September and mid-October.
• Planting Specs: Bare-root available from November to March; containerized pots ready for all 12 months.

🌰 Recommended Orchard Ratio

For every 100 Chandler trees, we recommend planting 8 to 10 Franquette trees dispersed throughout the rows perpendicular to prevailing spring winds to maximize wind pollination efficiency.