El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-27
rUCH interest is being shown in

rUCH interest is being shown in
MI parts Of the southwest. especial
L = " in southern Arizona, in the
subject of walnut culture. Results
which have recently been obtained.
make il appear quite probable that at
least a few of the choice varieties of
late blooming French walnuts can be
successfully grown in most Of the farm
ing districts Of the southwest where
soil conditions are suitable
This interest in walnut culture is in a
large measure due TO the very credit
able work Of c. r Biederman. Of
Garces, Ariz-, IN developing a new
method of grating and in successfully
grating about 20 French and German
varieties of the Persian (English) wal
nuts on to the native black Walnuts.
Mr.. Biederman is located in Carr can
yOn in the Huachuca mountains at an
elevation of about 5000 feet These ma
tive Walnuts are very abundant in many
Of the canyons and along mountain
streams of the southwest
The University of Arizona recently
published a valuable bulletin entitled.
Walnut Culture in Arizona" This bull
letin describes Mr. Biederman's work
with walnuts and also gives the results
of the efforts of others toward grow
ing Walnuts in Arizona The bulletin
states that R. A. Smith. Of Stafford, Ariz-.
successfully grated English walnuts on
y
excellent results. Mr.. Smiths trees have
been bearing for 16 or II years with but
one complete failure. His trees are now
I healthy and are bearing we'll
1000 TranspIanted Near Tucson.
About 1000 native walnut trees were
transplanted into orchards near Tucson
last winter and more are being planted
this winter. The FL Paso & Southwest
ern company has recently had native
walnut trees planted on station grounds
/ at 16 different points from Tucson to
I Coyote. a point 156 miles northeast Of
FL Paso. These trees are TO be grated
and used for experimental and demon
stration purposes.
Persian WaInuts Not so Successful
Many attempts have been made TO grow
Prsian walnut trees IN the southwest.
I but so far as I know. with but partial
+ success at best. These trees appar-
entity do not thrive in our soil condl-
tons and the trunks are subject 10 sun
4 burn. Native trees, however, are very
Z hardy and can be grated four to six
b feet above ground. so that no part OF
I the tree, excepting the top, is of the
! grated variety or varieties The late
, blooming varieties. such as Franquette.
Mayette, Parisienne- Meylan. German
/ Giant, Lerman Delicatessen, Glady, Eu-
rel1a and Concord are among those
which seem at present most worthy OF
trial
In California. most OF the early
paintings Of walnuts are said 10 con-
: sist Of seeding trees More recently
nearly all of the choice varieties have
been introduced. mainly from France,
and new ones have been originated; The
walnut industry in California is, there
, fore. undergoing an important cnange
Most Of the trees which are now oelnS
planted are of the improved Varieties
grated or native black walnuts or
. hybrid stock.
Walnut Blight on the Coast
walnut bliebt is a serious factor
with the walnut growers in the coast
states Blight spreads mainly in
damp foggy. weather, which IS prac-
tically unknown here. Persian "alnuts
are being grown successfully IN several
Of the eastern states at points as Tar
north as the 42nd parallel of latitude or
at points where prevailing winter tenn
peratures are much lower than Tor the
southwest.
Is Long Lived. Deep Rooted Tree.
The walnut is long lived. deep
rooted tree and therefore should be
planted in good deep soil preferably OF
a medium texture 10 perinlt cOltIIiueu
and satisfactory growth Much OF the
soil in the Rio Grande valley where
the wafer table is not too near the
surface. is probably well suited tor wal
nuts. Native walnut trees are aDuhoant
on many farms IN OUT mum On "a
vons and along streams These trees Of
fer excellent opportunities for graft
ing where they stand The large trees
produce a much more rapid grown OF
CRAFTS than do smaller or transplahted
tr es
While walnuts are grown primarily
for the nuts they are incidentally
among the best shade and ornamental
trees and produce wood of high value
Mr.. Biederman has developed grating
method which permits Of suceessful
grating throughout nearly the entire
s-ro-,-in7 season With a little practice.
I believe parties with the average
amount of mechanical skill and the
Necessary interest and patience can learh
10 do Successful walnut grating
on july 80. 1915. Mr.. Biederman
showed me his method Of grating \
tree about four inches IN olahietef was
ground. He grated one scion into the
end OF this tree trunk. handed the tools
to me and I grated four more seions