#black walnut trees

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The best advice when gardening near black walnuts or butternuts is to use caution. If possible, locate gardens or landscape beds away from the root zones of black walnut trees.

Wisconsin Yard & Garden: Black walnut toxicity to plants

[zoeflake]

For as much as I love snow—and as indescribably beauitful snow-cloaked trees are—these wet, heavy snowfalls can be so damaging. The original part of our house was built in the mid-1800s, and a semi-circle of Norway Maples was planted nearby, likely soon after. Their average lifespan is 150 years...and sadly, two have recently died. The snow brought down some large limbs on others—we're hoping they'll survive the loss. Our black walnut trees may be even older, their lifespan can surpass 250 yrs. Altho' persimmon trees have a much shorter lifespan—an average of just 60 yrs.—the 5th largest known one (DCNR confirmed) in Pennsylvania is on our little farm. Every substantial snowfall brings a mix of excitement, and worry for these awesome old trees.

[johnschneiderblog]

Bombs away!

Our black walnut trees are having their biennial moment.

Let me pause here for brief grammar lesson. I had to look this up before I wrote that opening sentence. While it's fresh in my mind, I'll pass it along.

Biennial (with an "e") means every other year.

Both biannual (with an "i") and semiannual mean twice a year.

I hear that some black walnut trees push out a crop every year, ours are on the every-other-year schedule. The 2023 bombardment has begun. The nuts, in their green hulls, already litter the ground behind my pole barn.

The squirrels can have every single one of them. As much as I like the idea of harvesting nature's bounty, I have no intention of going after the nuts.

Even if I had the intention, I lack the endurance; after two battles with the slimy hulls and the concrete-like shells, I now accept my limitations.

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trunk of an ancient black walnut tree

photo: David Castenson

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Orangery, Hampton National Historic Site

photo: David Castenson

[kikanawj]

i am currently on my 5th attempt to move a small black walnut sapling from where squirrels planted them in my garden.

For the first 3 attempts, I think I both didn't get enough of the root ball when I dug them up ( the tap root especially with #1), and then let them dry out in the pots I put them in. And they were outside, which led to unstable conditions.

For attempt #4, I got the whole root system, it was a very small sapling, only about a foot long in total from the base of the tap root to the top of its little leaves. And I wanted to see if it would do better being held in just water, no soil. Turns out, no.

Attempt #5 is going much better. I got the whole root ball, and I'm keeping it indoors with a catch tray beneath its pot, and I'm shielding it from direct sunlight for now.

So here's hoping 5 is my lucky number for black walnuts. (And if not, the squirrels have given me a lot more to try with.)

[greenwoodnursery1]

Research begins at Purdue University in 1968. Over 400 specimens collected and planted in clone banks. All but the eight fastest growing and straightest trees are culled. Those eight are awarded patents in 1979 and 1980 based on superior growth and form.

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Scammers on the prowl for black walnut trees

Scammers on the prowl for black walnut trees

LANSING, MI – Consumers are being warned to be on the lookout for scam artists looking to buy black walnut trees using the detection of an invasive species as the hook. There are reports of log buyers pressuring Michigan woodlot owners and others to sell their black walnut telling them that Thousand Cankers Disease has been detected in Michigan. Thousand Cankers Disease has not been detected in…

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