For many years the English wal
nut has been cultivated with more
than ordinary success in California"
but only very recently has a suffi
ciently hardy variety been found to
withstand the severe winters of
the northern and eastern states. The
circumstances pertaining to the dis
covery of an unusually hardy variety,
the Pomeroy English walnut, may be
related as follows:
The late Norman Pomeroy of
Lockport, N. Y., while attending the
centennial exposition in Philadelpjhia
in 1870, noted a species of tree total
ly new to him. On investigation,
he found it to be an English walnut
tree of suprising beauty. It was
the fall of the year and the ground
underneath the tree was covered
with nuts, which proved to be equal
in flavor to any of the imported va
rieties with which Mr. Pomeroy was
familiar.
Being thorougly versed in arbor
culture, Mr. Pomeroy propagated
young trees from this acclimated va
riety, feeling certain that from these
he would ultimitely obtain an English
walnut of superior hardiness, capa
hl Z oin tnr )r
any climate. He planted these young
trees about his residence in Niagara
county, N. Y., in the spring of 1877
and they grew steadily, standing now
fully 50 feet high, with a spread to
their branches of 40 to 45 feet, and
yielding nuts of the finest quality and
in great abundance. Although the
temperature has frequently descend
ed far below zero during the ,5 years
of their growth, they have not had
a single setback, maturing even ear
liei than the black walnut or the
oak.
