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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Black walnut trees, which are both native to and common in Northeast Ohio, have a divisive reputation. If you are looking to plant a new tree in a sunny spot with wet soil ...
Black walnut and butternut trees are widespread and abundant throughout eastern North America, and are easy to identify.
The volunteer black walnut sapling in our front yard arrived courtesy of a local squirrel. Deep into its third spring, it looks like the kind of tree a child would draw: a narrow trunk topped by a ...
Learn how to grow black walnut trees, what not to plant near black walnut trees, and when to prune walnut trees for a valuable grove of trees, nut crops, and naturally strong timber.
Landscaping under any tree can be challenging, thanks to the dense shade cast by the branches and the abundance of thick roots in the soil. But black walnut trees (Juglans nigra) seem to be in a ...
Q: I would like to know if we can grow black walnut trees. We would like to try because we used to have one and loved the meat. Where do we find the seeds?
Urban dwellers either praise or curse the black walnut (Juglans nigra). Some find the tree troublesome because of the nuts they drop, the juglone (a natural herbicide) secreted into the soil to ...
Wabasha man cares for tree from sapling in 1945 to $10K in lumber in 2024 Tom Gosse felled three walnut trees outside his Wabasha home harvesting an estimated 2,400 board feet of quality lumber.
Ed is our other teacher: a 60-year-old black walnut tree with widespread limbs. I had imagined us deep in a forest, but in fact we're in the middle of a flat plain along the Illinois River.
Dear Carol: My neighbor has a large black walnut tree that has wreaked havoc in my yard for years. Not only do the nuts fall by the hundreds in my yard, but the tree's properties inhibit growth of ...
Certain plants won't survive near black walnut trees. Here are some steps to take to ensure your garden thrives.