Landowners want their black walnut trees to grow into veneer quality, but not all trees make the grade. Here are practical tips to managing your trees.
A black walnut tree is easy to grow from a nut. But to grow and produce nuts takes eight to 10 years. Squirrels help bury more walnuts on the property. Most are buried in the shade, which is a poor ...
Q: My large walnut tree has many dead branches this year. Can it be saved? — Tom in Paso Robles A. If you drive by the walnut and almond orchards in Paso Robles, many dry farmed for centuries, you ...
Sometimes a sustainable farming practice is as simple as not doing something. That’s the takeaway from a recent project conducted by UC Davis researchers, who found that delaying irrigation of walnuts ...
Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Now is the time to collect walnut and butternut seeds for planting this fall ...