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History Buff (MN)

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Twenty-three years ago I planted a stand of black walnut trees (from bare-root stock), this is the first year that any of them have produced nuts.
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Being located at the northern end of their natural range (central MN) I figured it would take longer since the growing season is shorter here. In addition, the soil they are in is not ideal. They run about 18 feet tall, give or take.
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Ive got about 15 starting out in meeker county. Any good
pointers you can send my way?
 
I have walnut trees all over my place and your look like you planted them maybe 2 or 3 years ago compared the the one I have. A 10 year old walnut on my place will be 8-12 inch in diameter
 
We have a huge on in our yard - was here 35 years ago when we bought the old farmhouse. In the fall, the squirrels have a beaten path through the yard to get to it. They actually trample the grass enough you can see the path from the kitchen window.
Good luck with your trees - they are a nice yard tree!

Tim
 
Ive got about 15 starting out in meeker county. Any good
pointers you can send my way?
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When I first planted the seedlings, I removed the turf around them with a flat spade, then laid down some mulch.

I made sure to watch the soil moisture so it didnt get too dry. I took some old 5 gal pails & drilled a small hole on the side towards the bottom. Then attached a hunk of 2x4 on the opposite side of the hole, because the pail would always lean back when I placed it on the mulch pile next to the trees. This way I could run the hose full blast to fill the buckets & the trees would get a slow stream of water.

I kind of babied them for the first couple of years & then just let nature take its course after that. Occasionally if it got really dry (like this year) I would water them.

I bought most of my trees from a place called Chief River Nursery out of WI. They are still around

https://chiefrivernursery.com/

This post was edited by History Buff (MN) on 07/16/2021 at 05:27 pm.
 

Yup, they don't fully leaf out till mid-May & by the end of September, the leaves have turned color & are falling off. So basically 4 1/2 months of growth each year, + the soil is kind of sandy.
 
Where exactly are you history? I delivered a load of organic oats to a dairy farmer by Long Prairie just today. Taking a 2nd. load tomorrow and then again Sunday. Was I anywhere close
to you?
 
(quoted from post at 20:44:03 07/16/21) Where exactly are you history? I delivered a load of organic oats to a dairy farmer by Long Prairie just today. Taking a 2nd. load tomorrow and then again Sunday. Was I anywhere close
to you?
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I live in the NW corner of Wright County. I do have a brother-in-law that lives in Browerville, that's just north of Long Prairie.
 
I have 34 that are all very mature like 30 inches thru at the base and 30 ft to the first branch. Last fall was offered 45 thousand but did not let them cut them at that time but am thinking it will not be long till they go. the tops of some have began to break out with wind. They are pretty much mature, I am guessing maybe 200 years old.
 
I'm working with a forrester now on cutting some Walnut and other timber,good time to sell Walnut is very high.This guy measures every tree figures the board ft and then gets bids from
various mills.Walnut will sell separate from everything else.So far on the Poplar,Oaks with a few Hickory and others thrown in up to over 500,000 bd ft.
 
Years ago my dad's younger brother gathered some walnuts that were green and still in the outer hull. He scuffed the outer hull and threw them in a fish pond that he wanted to clean out and restock. He said it would stun the fish and they would float to the top then they used seines to get all of the fish out along with turtles and a few snakes.
Gene Davis (Ga.)
 
I planted just one in my habitat tree grove Planted it between two buffalo berry
bushes. Yep, the walnut killed them both It is about 18 feet tall but only a couple of
nuts the past two years.
 
I have about 80 of them in the side lawn. I will never be able to cut them. About twenty of them made up an old hedgerow and I know had barb strung on them. They look nice. They do supply me with a never ending supply of fire pit wood. Don't be under them on a windy day.
 
How many would you like I have them wanting to grow in the fields and any other place not disturbed for a year. Plenty of nuts too. So many we have to sweep them away to walk through the drive without twisting an ankle.
 
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