Franquette

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Juglans regia L. Persian walnut · Fruit crops

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Variety description

10 August 2026

The tree is medium-sized or vigorous with a semi-upright, spreading, or oval canopy. Buds open in the second half of April, flowering type is protandrous, where male flowers open 10–12 days earlier than female flowers. The variety is partially self-fertile.

Fruits are elongated in shape, weighing 11–14 g, and have a light-colored shell of medium thickness. The kernel is light-colored, easily extracted, and the kernel yield is 40–48%. Fruiting begins 3–8 years after planting.

The variety possesses winter hardiness down to –25 °C and drought tolerance. It is resistant to anthracnose and bacterial blight, and is suitable for long-term storage and transportation.

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Countries of admission

5 jurisdictions

Green indicates countries where the variety is listed in the national catalogue and its seeds are authorized for sale. Expired registrations are marked separately: the variety was previously admitted, but sale is no longer permitted.

IS FI NO SE EE IE GB DK LV LT NL DE PL BY PT ES FR BE CZ SK UA RU LU CH AT HU MD IT SI HR RS RO MT GR BG CY

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Variety registered as early as 2 jurisdictions, data for which we do not publish: their registry licenses have not yet been verified. This section will be available upon verification.

Variety in registries Regions of admission, rights holders, and status of plant breeders' rights

Parties

Applicant: NOGALINA AGRICOLA S.A. Submitted the application to the register
Rights holder: IRTA (G. CATALUÑA) 155 Holds the rights to the variety
Maintainer: IRTA (G. CATALUÑA) 155 Responsible for variety maintenance

Admission to trade

The variety is listed in the national registry — its seeds are authorized for sale in this country.

TR Turkey Active

№ Franquette

Registration

3 May 1990
NL Netherlands Active

№ WNT12

Registration

30 September 2012
SI Slovenia Protection expired

№ JUR004

Terminated

1 January 2005
FR France Active

№ 0092448

Application

25 April 1988

Registration

1 January 1973
AR Argentina Active

№ 003425

Application

14 April 1994

Registration

30 June 1994
ES Spain Active

№ 20160096

Application

13 April 2016

Registration

28 January 2017

Registry	Number	Application	Registration	Terminated	Status
TR Turkey	Franquette	—	3 May 1990	—	Active
NL Netherlands	WNT12	—	30 September 2012	—	Active
SI Slovenia	JUR004	—	—	1 January 2005	Protection expired
FR France	0092448	25 April 1988	1 January 1973	—	Active
AR Argentina	003425	14 April 1994	30 June 1994	—	Active
ES Spain	20160096	13 April 2016	28 January 2017	—	Active

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