I picked the last of the walnuts today. Mom planted two Carpathian walnut trees when I was a kid. They died back several times, and came back from the roots, so they’re both shaped more like enormous bushes than trees. I love that they’re different like that.
Black walnuts produce more heavily than the Carpathian walnuts, but Mom chose to plant the Carpathian walnuts because they’re a lot easier to shell. I haven’t eaten many black walnuts that weren’t in some product, so I can’t comment on the flavor differences. I just know that these are absolutely delicious walnuts.