Specialized nursery for the production of walnut seedlings in protected areas

Specialized  nursery  for  the  production  of  walnut  seedlings  in  protected  areas 

Specialized nursery for the production of walnut seedlings in protected areas.

Products: Grafted walnuts, selected walnuts. Services: - consultancy in establishing new walnut orchards, - consultancy in the maintenance of walnut orchards, - seeding planting services, - shaping, standardization, and fruiting pruning services The company produces and distributes a variety of walnut, mainly at the national level.

With a production capacity of 50,000-70,000 seedlings per year in protected spaces, the company distributes containerized plants, suitable for planting within a short time frame, about a year after grafting. The nursery is nationally recognized for propagating some Romanian walnut varieties, a result of over 100 years of research work by renowned pomological development institutes and stations. The total area under exploitation is 8.48 hectares (2.37 hectares of which are owned and 6.11 hectares are leased under contract).

The total area under exploitation is 8.48 ha (2.37 ha owned and 6.11 ha under lease agreements). 1. 6 greenhouses with double inflatable walls using air buffer technology and 1 semi-submerged greenhouse with a total area of 5,688 square meters - equipped with irrigation systems, climate control, and complete automation. 2. 4 shading net houses with an area of 3,206 square meters and micro-irrigation systems. 3. Technical spaces, changing rooms, and sanitary groups built from reinforced concrete and metal structures with exterior walls made of thermo-insulating metal panels and interior walls made of gypsum board on a metal structure. 4. Cold storage room for storing grafts/rootstock branches with variable temperature. 5. 2 modular living containers. 6. 1 modular office container made of a metal structure with thermo-insulating panels. 7. Annexes: warehouse, workshop, built from wooden material with reinforced concrete foundation, a heating system consisting of solid fuel Atmos boilers, electric air heaters, and automated irrigation systems using sprinklers for the rootstock production fields. 8. 3 controlled atmosphere modules (forcing rooms): temperature, humidity, and oxygen level. The 3 modules are built from thermo-insulating metal panels. 9. Specific equipment for a nursery. 10. Mother orchard of scion branches and seed, on an area of 1.45 ha where genetic varieties of walnuts are preserved. The quantity of scion branches that can be harvested from this mother plantation is currently sufficient to produce over 100,000 grafts.

There is a high growth potential due to European funding programs designed to support new walnut orchards, with walnut species being the most sought-after for such programs. The quality and productivity of Romanian varieties are confirmed by quality awards and distinctions won through participation in various thematic competitions, both domestically and internationally.