Egyptian walking tree onions
Details
These are hardy perennial onions that are very prolific. They do best in a well-drained, moist garden bed. Bulbils are best planted from March till Sep.
It is thought that the Egyptian Walking tree onion is a F1 clone, a cross between the Walsh and a standard brown onion, but this has proven to be not the case as is 2015 Richard carried out a breeding project by removing the bulbil and hand pollination, 13 seeds were produced in 2015, from those 13 only 5 seedlings germinated. During that summer the four remaining plants grew and divided giving me 23 new base onions. These were then replanted out separately and it is hoped they will produce more seed. After three generations it was noticed that they were 100% identical to the original clone meaning the Egyptian Walking tree onion is a mutation not a cross.
It is thought that the Egyptian Walking tree onion is a F1 clone, a cross between the Walsh and a standard brown onion, but this has proven to be not the case as is 2015 Richard carried out a breeding project by removing the bulbil and hand pollination, 13 seeds were produced in 2015, from those 13 only 5 seedlings germinated. During that summer the four remaining plants grew and divided giving me 23 new base onions. These were then replanted out separately and it is hoped they will produce more seed. After three generations it was noticed that they were 100% identical to the original clone meaning the Egyptian Walking tree onion is a mutation not a cross.
Botanical name
Allium cepa
Grower name
Richard Paul Watson
Contains at least
20-30 bulbils
Price per packet
$4.50