On Apr 1, 10:23 am, wrote:
I have previously heard that black walnuts tend to grow rapidly. We
planted one last year and it only grew about 2 inches, which is not
totally unexpected given that it was probably using a lot of its
energy to grow a taproot. It has now been over 3 weeks since the last
frost. All of the maples and oaks on my street are getting buds, but
the walnut appears to still be dormant (or dead, I really don't know
how to tell). Do those take later in the season to start growing, and
if so, should I expect it to grow more this year? It is in partial
sun because we have 3 maples on the easement that provide some shade
during particular times of day. Hopefully that won't have an overly
negative effect on it.


Yes, Black Walnuts are very late leafers. And English Walnuts are even
later.
Just about all trees, including oaks and maples are fully leafed out
here
in Northern Calif. and the Black Walnuts are just showing leaves.
Some
in colder pockets are just showing buds. English Walnuts are just
barely
showing flower buds.
So be patient and don't give up on your tree yet.
Emilie