Cardinal Red

Cardinal Red walnut is a rare, high-yielding variety with a decorative reddish (purple) kernel. It is valued for its unusual appearance, sweet taste, and high nutritional value. An excellent choice for private gardens and allotments in the Baltic and Scandinavian climates.

The variety is early-fruiting and begins to bear fruit 2−3 years after planting. The tree is medium-sized, with a spreading, densely leafy crown, making it suitable for plots with limited space.

Main characteristics

• Tree height: 5−10 m
• Fruit: large, round to oval
• Kernel color: reddish / purple

Advantages of the variety
✔ Rare variety with a red kernel
✔ Fruiting from 2−3 years
✔ Yield up to 50−60 kg per tree
✔ Large fruits, thin shell
✔ High kernel yield (up to 56%)
✔ Sweet taste, no bitterness
✔ Good disease resistance
✔ Self-fertile (higher yields with cross-pollination)
✔ Frost resistance down to −30…−37 °C

If you are looking for a walnut with a red kernel and want to plant not just a nut tree but a rare, decorative, and productive variety that will delight you with its harvest for decades, Cardinal Red is an excellent choice. It combines beauty, usefulness, resilience, and high productivity.

It is ideal for those who want to buy walnuts for growing in Northern Europe.