28 TEHAMA - THE MAGAZINE, October 2014
Walnuts in Tehama County
By Kathy Garcia
There is a certain majesty that
emanates from a full grown walnut
orchard. Like soldiers lined up at
watch, the rows stand proud and
tall, just as the first walnut trees did
thousands of years ago a world away.
The nut, first known as the Persian
Walnut, dates back to 7000 B.C. in
central Asia. It later became known
as the English Walnut, although it
was never English at all but received
the name after English merchants
introduced the nut in their travels.
English walnuts made their way to
California in the 18th century with the
Franciscan monks. The trees thrived
in the Mediterranean climate zones of
California. Serious walnut production
began near Santa Barbara by the
1870s, but over the next century,
would shift more to Central and
Northern California. According to the
California Walnut Board, California
today grows 99 percent of the
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