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[Dean Romig]

I'm accustomed to terms like American black walnut, French walnut, Circassian walnut, English walnut, and all of the Latin variations of 'juglans' but more recently we hear "thin shell walnut" and wonder if this is an entirely different species or just a term describing one of the above.....
Can anyone tell us something more than the fact that this term refers to the shell of the nut itself?





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[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

I'm accustomed to terms like American black walnut, French walnut, Circassian walnut, English walnut, and all of the Latin variations of 'juglans' but more recently we hear "thin shell walnut" and wonder if this is an entirely different species or just a term describing one of the above.....
Can anyone tell us something more than the fact that this term refers to the shell of the nut itself?.

this is as good an explanation a i have seen

"English Walnut Family: The English walnut family of woods- including all the various names applied to English "thin shell" walnut such as "French Walnut", "Circassian Walnut", or "Italian Walnut". "Bastogne" walnuts (hybrid cross-pollinated walnuts) are included in this group ........"

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