Beating 7 bells out of a tree.

[Mosha]

Well I thought it was just an old wives tale. We have 2 sator, one as flowered 1 previously in the 10 years we've owned it, the other does flower but nothing special.. No idea how old it is. This tear it's got plenty of flowers, the other is covered in flowers and young sator pods. I mentioned it to my wife. "I told Jor to hit them with a big stick" H'mmm

[isanbirder]

"A woman, a dog, and a walnut tree

The more you beat 'em, the better they be!"

Clearly this works on other trees as well.

[tw25rw]

Is it a self pollination thing? Maybe the flowers need to be shaken by wind to pollinate.

[Mosha]

Is it a self pollination thing? Maybe the flowers need to be shaken by wind to pollinate.

No, they weren't even in bud at the time.