34:["$","title",null,{"children":"EU-Trees4F: Positive effects of climate change and warmer conditions for European trees | Erik Escoffier | Observable"}] 3c:T444,As late as the 20th century, however, only cultivated trees were reported in the Alpine valleys of the Eastern Alps. [More recently, warming climate conditions and milder winters have allowed the tree to spread](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0367253006001009?via%3Dihub). Despite the rapid expansion of this tree’s range, domestic production of walnuts in Austria is not large enough to meet demands of its country’s consumers. In fact, Austria has one of the highest per capita frozen fruit and nuts consumption levels in all of Europe ([5,257 kg per 1000 persons, in 2018](https://www.globaltrademag.com/frozen-fruit-and-nut-market-in-the-eu-grew-slightly-to-2-4b/)). Austria relies heavily on imports, [importing over 388,000 Kg walnuts in 2019, with France, Italy, Germany, Hungary, and Chile as the largest suppliers](https://wits.worldbank.org/trade/comtrade/en/country/AUT/year/2019/tradeflow/Imports/partner/ALL/product/080231). Warming temperatures and more conducive growing conditions, would mean great news for Austria’s domestic walnut industry. 3d:T441,Returning back to our walnut example: while the expansion into the Alpine valleys is a boon to domestic Austrian walnut industry, this tree is [quickly invading parts of central Europe where it is considered alien](https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2745.12827). As stated earlier, walnuts have long been present in European settlements, but their invasion into forests has been relatively recent. The combination of abandoned human settlements and agricultural land, alongside seed-dispersing animals (e.g., birds and rodents), have provided ideal conditions for the invasion of forest patches. While the warming climate conditions are providing positive economic impacts in the production of timber and nuts in some European regions, its rapid growth must be balanced with protecting native species. 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Some regions, like the Alpine valleys of Austria, are seeing a thriving expansion of the walnut. _","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined","tool":"$undefined","providerMetadata":"$undefined","attachments":"$undefined","output":"","database":"$undefined"},{"id":7,"value":"The common walnut (Juglans regia) has a long history throughout Europe and is considered an economically important tree species, revered for its timber and edible nuts. Considered a native tree species throughout much of Europe, it was introduced from western Asia through [Roman trade routes](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14614103.2022.2137648). In fact, this tree has a long history of human-assisted dispersal, rapidly expanding its spatial distribution along previously conquered Roman territories. 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Interactive map: current area (2005) of Juglans regia in Spain and Europe

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Walnut (Juglans regia) in Austria

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Walnut (Juglans regia) in Italia

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Use the slider below to change the time step visible on the map:

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