Suggested Varieties

Black walnut

• Northern Illinois: Sparrow, Beck, Emma K., Spark's 127, Cranz, Boelllner, Kuik Krop.
• Central Illinois: Sparrow, Beck, Emma K., Hare, Farrington, Spark's 127, Cranz.
• Southern Illinois: Sparrow, Beck, Oakes, Hare, Vandersloot, Emma K., Spark's 127, Cranz.

All varieties are usually pollinated by native trees.

Persian walnut (hardy English or Carpathian walnut)

• Northern and central Illinois: Hansen*, Colby*, Helmle*, Somers, Russian #3, Chopaca.
• Southern Illinois: Hansen*, Colby*, Clarence*, S-24*, Somers, Russian #3, Chopaca**.
  

* Hansen and Colby are self-fruitful and do not require cross-pollination. Interplant Helmle, Clarence, and S-24 with Hansen or Colby.
** The Choppaca variety is very precocious.

Chestnut (Chinese)

• Northern Illinois: Nanking, Orrin, Skookum.
• Central and southern Illinois: Nanking, Orrin, Crane, Meiling, or seedling trees.
  

Plant any 2 of these varieties for cross-pollination.

Chestnut hybirds

Good in all areas of state. Tree forms that are also good for lumber. American hybrids: Skioaka, Layeroka, Clossal.

Filbert (hazelnut)

• Northern Illinois: Winkler.
• Central and southern Illinois: Winkler, Bixby, Potomac, Barcelona, Hall's Giant.
  

Winkler seems to be self-fruitful. Bixby and Potomac are hybrids and should be planted together for cross-pollination.

• Filazel (hybrid): Gellatley (variety of filhazel)
• Trazel (hybrid): Schildgen (variety of trazel)

Pecan (northern hardy types only)

• Northern Illinois: None recommended.
• Central and southern Illinois: Group I--Giles, Major, Peruque; Group II- Colby, Posey.
  

Interplant at least 1 variety from each group for cross-pollination.

Hican (hickory-pecan hybrid)

• Northern Illinois: Burton, Henke.
• Central and southern Illinois: Burton, Pixley, Jay Underwood, Des Moines, Please.

Pair McCallister with Jay Underwood or Des Moines. To cross-pollinate the other varieties, plant any 2; native hickories and Group I pecans will also pollinate hicans.

Hickory

• Hybrid (all Illinois areas)*: De Acers, Stratford.
• Shagbark (all Illinois areas)*: Harold, Anthony, Weschcke, Retzer.
• Shellbark (all Illinois areas)*: Scholl, Ross.
  

*Plant any 2 of these varieties for cross-pollination.

Sources of nut trees

These nurseries specialize in nut trees. Some nurseries that sell fruit trees and ornamental plants also sell nut trees.

• S. Gray Nursery, Arlington, Texas 76010
• Burnt Ridge Orchards Inc., Burnt Ridge Rd., Onalaska, Washington 98570
• Ozark Nurseries, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464
• Wilmouth Nursery, Rt. 2, Box 469, Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701
• Whitman Farms, Salem, Oregon