Cyclocarya paliurus Seeds | Wheel Wing Nut
LATIN NAME: Cyclocarya paliurus
COMMON NAME: Wheel Wing Nut
Plant Profile
Wheel Wing Nut (Cyclocarya paliurus) is a tall, deciduous tree in the walnut family. Wheel wing nut is round, winged fruit of old valleys, and small, greenish flowers hang in long catkins. It is a tree of open, sunny, deep, moist, well-drained ground. Add these qualities together and you have a species well worth a place in the garden.
Science & Biotechnology
The species features in the wider study of the walnut family, and its traits make it a useful subject for work on germination biology, cultivation and ornamental selection. Breeders and collectors still work with it, so well-kept seed remains available.
Uses & Benefits
Wheel Wing Nut works well in borders, containers and dedicated beds. Wheel wing nut is a fine, curious tree of study garden and old valleys. It is a fine, curious tree of open, sunny, deep, moist, well-drained garden. Give young tree deep, moist bed with room to grow into tall crown. Mature plants need little attention in a well-chosen position.
Like the best garden herbs, it rewards growers twice: once in the garden with scent and pollinators, and again in the home as a traditional household herb.
Growing from Seed
Raising Wheel Wing Nut from seed is straightforward. Level a tray of loose seed compost, sow evenly, cover to about the seed’s own depth, and keep it moist in full light. Shift the seedlings into small pots as soon as they can be handled, and give them bright light until planting-out time.
Our Take
Wheel Wing Nut has real presence in the garden without demanding much in return. From then on, routine care is all that is required.
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