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Originally Posted by juanbenae
Looks to me like it split one time before where the two 4" branches are now growing from starting the trunk rot. It's a goner in my estimation. Maybe cut it to ground level and see if the roots will send another stock or two out next year and see if you can get it restarted that way.
When I drive through the central valley there are a bunch of walnut orchards that are grafted trees with the bases/root system being a species that is less susceptible to rot, and the fruiting portion is another species that produces better and more nuts. If I recall the stump/root portion is a Black Walnut and the fruiting portion is a much lighter barked type. They still have a specific life span and you will often see whole orchards fallen and being removed. There are signs around too that advertise orchard removal services.
Fruit trees defiantly have a life span that is not forever.
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Those branches you see also came down in the storm. Just a bad angle on the picture.
The large broken part is still very green. There is a mulberry tree on the other side of hte fence that has spit twice and is still producing fruit on the fallen parts.
Our Rainier Cherry froze the sap a couple years ago and probably will not make it many more years and is my favorite fruit tree. This are all 10 year old dwarf fruit trees. They usually produce good except for the pear tree. No, it is not a Bradford Pear. It makes good pears when it makes them.