I have read elsewhere that the 1820 Settlers brought out with them Walnut seed (walnuts) to plant in the hopes of growing these trees. Being from England I would imagine that these would have been the English Walnut Juglans regia (the King of Walnuts). Do any of youir readers know anything about this?

This tree can reach up to an age of approx 200 years so there may still be some (or their offspring) still extant somewhere in the Eastern Cape.

• Were walnuts successfully germinated and planted?
• Do any still survive ?
• If so where are these surviving trees.

I am interested in old dead trees (for their wood) and still living trees (for their seed). My reasons for asking:

• The wood especially of large old trees is the wood most prized by the gunsmith stockmaker. Apparently the wood par excellance without substitution for gun stocks.
• Seed from progeny of these first plantings would after this ammount of time in African soil have acclimatized and adapted to local conditions. Thereby being good candidates for attempts of germination.