Juglans ailantifolia as a material for snow tires (studless tires). The only significant disease Japanese walnuts are susceptible to is the Walnut Bunch Disease. Juglans ailantifolia Juglans ailantifolia (synonyms "J. cordiformis" and "J. sieboldiana" and "J. mandshurica" var. "sachalinensis"), the Japanese walnut ( "oni-gurumi"), is a species of walnut native to Japan and Sakhalin. It is a deciduous tree growing to tall, rarely , and 40–80 cm stem diameter, with light grey bark. The leaves are pinnate, 50–90 cm long, with 11-17 leaflets, each leaflet 7–16 cm long and 3–5 cm broad. The whole leaf is downy-pubescent, and a somewhat brighter, yellower
Fruit tree pruning buds at their tips. Longer shoots are spur pruned to prevent overcrowding and to stimulate the production of more short-tip-bearing shoots the following year. Branch leaders are 'tipped', removing the top three or four buds to a bud facing in the desired direction to make them branch out and so produce more tip-bearing shoots. Fruit tree pruning Fruit tree pruning is the cutting and removing of selected parts of a fruit tree. It spans a number of horticultural techniques. Pruning often means cutting branches back, sometimes removing smaller limbs entirely. It may also mean removal of young shoots, buds, and