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Junipers provide green in the garden year-round and two are walnut tolerant. The common juniper is native to Iowa and comes in shrub (up to 5 feet in height) to tree (up to 25 feet) forms.
Tree planting is a long-term commitment. While you may want to cheat a bit and plant a fast-growing variety, there are some ...
Use of black walnuts. One product of these trees are crops of nuts every other year. Back in the 1930s during the Depression, my mother baked black walnut cakes to sell to make a few extra dollars.
Do not add black walnut leaves, bark, shells or brush materials into the general compost pile used for mulching other garden beds. Vijai Pandian is horticultural agent/educator for Brown County ...
Black walnuts are majestic trees whose nuts provide food for squirrels and other wildlife. But in a garden, they can be tricky, because they don’t play well with other plants, according to Doris ...
Northern California walnut is a drought tolerant, frost resistant shade tree that produces delicious nuts and grows well in San Luis Obispo County gardens. It’s also known as Hind’s black ...
Tomato plants are susceptible to numerous diseases and environmental challenges that can cause foliage to wilt. Learn about ...
For tree and plant advice, contact the Arboretum’s Plant Clinic (630-719-2424 or [email protected]). Beth Botts is a staff writer at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle ( www.mortonarb.org ).
English walnut trees throughout Utah Valley have poor leaf-out and bare branches. Not all the branches that look dead are dead. Give the trees good care, remove branches that are truly dead, and ...
Yet the tree has a dark side that haunts many, including reader Shane in Lakewood, who writes, “My question to you is regarding adding black walnut tree leaves and fruits to my compost pile.