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Walnut harvest usually begins in the southern and central valleys in early September and the northern regions in early October. The walnuts are ready to be harvested when the green outer hull splits exposing the nut. At this time, many walnuts have already dropped from the trees to the orchard floor. Nuts that have not dropped naturally are then mechanically shaken from the tree.
English walnut trees---Juglans regia---are grown commercially, producing nuts in five or six years, though they're not mature until after a decade. When growing wild, walnut trees can grow to 100 feet, though, when cultivated, they grow 20 to 50 feet. The round nuts not only have a shell, but also a green and fleshy husk or shuck. The actual shell of the walnut is thin.