Black walnut and butternut tree leaves will have an alternate leaf arrangement. These trees will have a terminal leaflet with nine to 21 broadly lance-shaped leaflets.

This time of year, many black walnut trees’ leaves may have black spots, turn yellow and begin to drop. This is commonly known as anthracnose, a fungal disease that causes trees to drop their leaves ...

The black walnut tree (Juglans nigra) is well-loved for its beauty and the walnuts it grows. However, the roots of this tree ...

The husked black walnut. ThoughtCo / Steve Nix. Walnut juice leaves a dark stain on hands, so if you are concerned about this, wear gloves or use tongs when handling newly unhusked and husked walnuts.

In this week's installment of "Fielding Questions," Don Kinzler answers questions about coneflower troubles, dealing with rhubarb leaves in the fall and more.

The Top Landscaping Tip for Black Walnut Trees Plant Farther Away. Perhaps the most obvious solution is to locate plants at least 50 feet away from the trunk of a black walnut tree.

A couple of years ago the caretaker of a nearby church stopped and asked why I had “all those sumacs” in my yard. I’m not opposed to sumacs. I harvest quite a bit of it. I use the leaves ...

The leaves of walnut trees contain a chemical that can stunt the growth of nearby competing plants. (George Weigel) Q: I just put in an all-native garden this spring, and it is getting a lot of ...

3. Aerate the soil near by the black walnut tree and amend the garden beds with organic matters like rotten manure, composted leaves to enhance soil microbes that can help detoxify juglone.

Black walnut hulls, nuts, leaves, or bark should NOT be used in compost piles for vegetable gardens. It would be fine, however, in the compost is designated for turfgrass only. Compost containing ...