Jammu and Kashmir is a Himalayan state, located in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The state is divided into three regions, viz., Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, representing varied agro-climatic zones, thus producing diversified crops and fruits of various kinds. The diversity in agro-climatic variations and the existence of temperate, sub-tropical and cold arid zones offers good scope for cultivation of various crops and a variety of temperate fruits like apple, apricot, almond, walnut etc. Over the years, horticulture emerged as an important sub sector of agriculture, and the farmers are now diversifying to cash crops like fruits, vegetables and flowers, as a result of this the area under fruits in the State has increased from 25.83 thousand hectares in 2004-05 to 33.85 thousand hectares in 2016-17 showing almost 31% increase in the area under walnut cultivation. Jammu and Kashmir State is well known for its dry fruits especially walnuts and almond, not only in India but the world over. The aim of the present paper is to analyze the trends in walnut production and area from 2004-05 to 2016-17 in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.