WALNUT TREE BLACK SEEDS, (3) Seeds, Juglans nigra, Organic, Nut Tree

Description: Walnut Tree Black Seeds, Three (3) Seeds, Fresh, Ready To Plant, Juglans nigra, Nut Tree, Used to make ink and wood stain, used to treat parasitesJust came off the trees, ready to plant for spring germination, we treat humans and our animal friends with the tincture.Black walnut (Juglans nigra ) has been among the most desirable hardwoods — particularly for furniture- and cabinetmaking — ever since it was discovered in virgin stands on North America's shores over three centuries ago. It has a deep, unique, lustrous color and is dimensionally stable. It resists checking (that is, splitting ... either as it dries or as the result of changes in humidity). The heartwood (from the center of the tree) seldom decays. And walnut is actually stronger than white oak!The earth at your chosen planting site should be high-grade topsoil with good loam, and a near-neutral pH of 6.0 to 6.5. The subsoil should be the same, but a little clay won't matter. Good drainage is important, though, and the only way to be sure your location can provide it is to dig right down to a depth of at least 48 inches. If you hit gravel less than 40 inches down, you're on a spot where walnut trees will grow twice as slowly as will those whose roots can go 40 inches or more into unobstructed soil. Worse yet, if you hit rock or hard clay, or if the soil is mottled (spots or blotches of different colors indicate that it doesn't drain well), look elsewhere.Planting ThemTo start your woodlot from seed, you'll first have to husk the nuts. Some people drive back and forth over them with their cars. A corn huller will also do the job. And I know of one old-timer who husks walnuts by setting a board with a 1 1/2" opening over a bucket and forcing each nut through the wood's "hulling hole".Because nuts must endure a cold period and be kept moist if they're to germinate when warm weather comes, it's best to plant them in the fall and let Old Man Winter take care of the rest.If the nuts are allowed to dry, they'll keep almost indefinitely for eating purposes ... but will never germinate. You'll need to pick them up off the ground and plant them in the ground without letting them dry out. (The average germination rate of fresh wild walnuts is about 30 to 50%. So, by starting three nuts at each site, you'll probably get at least one seedling per spot.)Spacing Your TreesEach of your "young'uns" will need 100 to 150 square feet of growing room. This means you can plant on 10' X 10' or 12' X 12' grids. Even though a random stand may simulate nature, it can result in fierce crown competition (which is capable of slowing growth by 50%) and make proper thinning difficult. Also, if you're planning to disk or till to keep down weeds, planting in rows will make the task a whole lot easier.Should you plan to monocrop black walnuts, you'll want to plant on the small grid system. However, you should at least consider intercropping. When doubling up the hardwoods with another crop, it's best to plant seedlings — so you won't have to worry about germination — on a 35' X 35' or 40' X 40' grid. Then, once the trees are a few years old, you can sow orchard grass, bluegrass, hay, fescue, or red clover between the rows. Cattle can even be grazed right in your woodlot, once the trees become too large to be browsed or trampled.Uses for walnutTop-quality logs are sliced into veneer, which then is glued to wall panels, doors, furniture, and cabinets. Standards for veneer trees vary with market demand, but veneer most often is cut from the first log on trees at least 16 inches in diameter and 8 1/2 feet long with very few defects (e.g., small limbs, knots, bird peck).diagram depicted tree trunk defectsFigure 1a. Tree defects influence wood use and value.diagram depicting tree trunk defectsFigure 1b. Defects that reduce wood quality.Logs with more significant defects (e.g., large limbs, knots, decay, crook, sweep) often can be sawn into lumber and gunstock blanks. Sawlogs usually are at least 12 inches in diameter* and 8 1/2 feet long.*All tree diameters in this publication are measured at 4 1/2 feet above ground, following standard practice.Portions of trees that are not suitable for lumber may be cut for novelty items. Figured wood from the stump, large branch crotches, and burls is especially desirable. However, specialty markets are limited.Prices for standing timber vary greatly depending on log quality and size. The size at which a walnut tree should be harvested depends on its log quality and growing site quality. A high-quality tree on a good site may be left to grow larger than 24 inches in diameter. A low-quality tree or one on a poor-quality site may be harvested when it's less than 16 inches in diameter. Contact a forester for advice before harvesting or marketing walnut trees!Rich nut meats of the black walnut are used primarily in commercial baking, ice cream, candy, and retail sale. Shells are ground and used as a polishing abrasive, as an additive to well-drilling mud, and in dozens of other products.Walnuts are an important food for squirrels, white-tailed deer, and woodpeckers.As a landscape tree, walnut provides light shade and bright yellow fall foliage, although its nuts can be a nuisance in some landscape settings. A chemical found in the tree's roots, leaves, trunk, and nut husks can inhibit the growth of tomatoes, potatoes, alfalfa, blackberry, domestic grape, lilac, hydrangea, chrysanthemum, paper birch, red (Norway) pine, Scotch pine, hackberry, basswood, apple, and other plants grown too close to a walnut tree. This effect remains long after a walnut tree has been removed.Where walnut growsBlack walnut is a long-lived tree, sometimes exceeding 200 years in age. Trees 3 to 4 feet in diameter were fairly common at the turn of the century in the Upper Midwest.Black walnut (Juglans nigra) is one of six walnut species found in the United States; about 15 species are found worldwide. While black walnut grows throughout the United States and southern Canada, its natural range is in the central and eastern states (Figure 2).USA mapFigure 2. Natural range of black walnut.In Minnesota its primary commercial range is in the southeast. Here on the northern edge of its range, walnut grows more slowly, but is often worth more because of its closely spaced annual growth rings, rich color, and figure.Although walnut trees grow in yards in almost every Minnesota county, large-scale plantings for timber production are discouraged beyond the recognized commercial range.In natural woodlands, walnut trees grow primarily in small groups or as scattered specimens mixed with American elm, hackberry, boxelder, sugar maple, green and white ash, basswood, red oak, and hickory.Walnut requires at least 25 inches of precipitation (35+ inches is optimum) and 140 frost-free days (170+ days is optimum) per year.It grows best in soil that is deep, fertile, and moist but well-drained. Soil should be at least 30 inches deep before bedrock, gravel, or hardpan restricts root growth. Soil texture should be sandy loam, loam, silt loam, or silty clay loam. Avoid shallow, dry, sandy, gravelly, or rocky soils. Walnuts are often found along streams where periodic flooding occurs in the dormant season. Do not try to grow walnut where soils are poorly drained or wet during the growing season or where flooding or ice damage is frequent. Examine soil survey maps and written soil descriptions to identify soil types suitable for walnut. When walnut or other trees are not present to allow you to judge site quality, dig several pits or cores to evaluate soil depth, texture, drainage, and fertility.Walnut grows well on river terraces and hillside benches, and in coves in hilly terrain facing north or east. It will not grow well on steep slopes facing south or west – such sites are too hot and dry.

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