The specialist explained why Ukrainian varieties of walnut are the most winter-hardy in the world

Ukrainian varieties of walnut are the most winter-hardy in the world. This was facilitated by natural and human selection. This is reported by agrotimes.ua. Vladyslav Bigun, the owner of the nursery "Leznevski saplings" from the Khmelnytsky region, said that when one of the Polish farms bought walnut seedlings in Canada in order to root them on their land, they seriously delved into the history of these varieties. It was a discovery for them that the seeds for the beginning of the selection of "Canadians" were brought to the American continent by Odessans. Even then, Ukraine and Moldova were located on the northern edge of the warm climatic zone where walnut is traditionally cultivated. Currently, China, India, Iran, the Caucasus, Turkey, Central and Southern Europe, southern states in the USA, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, and Australia produce the largest amount of nuts in the world. "The gradual movement of this culture to the north, together with the natural and human ...