Juglans venezuelensis Juglans venezuelensis Juglans venezuelensis, or "nogal de Caracas", is a species of black walnut endemic to Venezuela. It is a small tree which bears 1 inch nuts. This species is deciduous, with a period of leaf fall between November and December, and a period of regrowth of leaves between January and February. Flowering begins in late February. The species is monoecious, male flowers are hanging catkins and female ones are erect, both are small and greenish. The fruits are drupes with yellow epicarp and abundant pubescence. The fruit is about 3 inches diameter and 1.5 cm walnut, weighing 150 grams
Fruit tree pruning and training can also prevent later injury from weak crotches or forks (where a tree trunk splits into two or more branches) that break from the weight of fruit, snow, or ice on the branches. Some sustainable agriculture or permaculture personalities, such as Sepp Holzer and Masanobu Fukuoka, advocate and practice no-pruning methods, which runs counter to the widespread confidence in the idea that pruning produces superior results compared with not pruning. Many books about fruit-growing assert advantages and disadvantages of pruning or not pruning, although without randomized controlled trials, it is hard to separate theorizing and traditional knowledge from