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By HELEN W. SMITH
Extension Afent, Home Economics
We have had several questions this fall about black walnut. And small wonder since it is the time of year to harevest them and they seem to be a large part of our American culture.
Nuts are source of protein and fat, mostly unsaturated. In addition, black walnut wood is prized for its beautiful grain patterns.
For my column this week I want to thank Ed Tyner, a Culpeper Master Gardener, for providing the horticultural information on growing black walnut trees. The food-related questions that I always get are on how to harvest them and crack them, which is covered at the end.
Native To
Eastern U.S.
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The black walnut (Juglans nigra) is native to the eastern United States and under ideal conditions can grow to a height over 100 feet. It prefers well-drained loamy or clayey soil but is adaptable to soils too rocky to be plowed or on banks to reduce erosion. , The black walnut, as do most nut trees, has a very deep tap root making it very difficult to transplant. . Planting nuts directly into the ground in the best way to obtain a tree. Ideally the nuts should be stratified in moist sand during the winter months and then dug and planted on site in the spring. There is one problem with the planting and that is squirrels and rodents who have the uncanny ability to sniff out and find the plants nuts. You can, of course, cover the planting with wire cages.
It is possible to find nursery stock that has been carefully tended, and some are grafted onto hardy roots. Due to the deep tap root, a small seedling may be most successful. Dig the planting hole deep enough, and after planting water thoroughly, and mulch to 8 inches to
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