Author Topic: Walnuts & walnut trees: (Read 3274 times)

Shropshirelass · « **on:** November 09, 2013, 09:33:35 pm »

Right ok I don't know if this is in the right section or not, but we've got a walnut tree that still fruits that fell over a few years back so even though we should have got rid we haven't. I've been picking walnuts today & found some are starting to seed - what do I need to do to encourage them to seed / turn into trees? The rest we will eat but it would be handy to have a few new trees growing in place of the old 1.

Also are walnut trees ok in fields with livestock like sheep & cattle, I know about oak trees & acorn poisoning this time of year. So was just curios x

HesterF · « **Reply #1 on:** November 10, 2013, 12:19:48 am »

Don't you just need to stick them in a pot? My mum's neighbour has a walnut tree and they end up with baby trees all over the place. You just have to be very patient though - I believe the saying is you plant a walnut tree for your children.

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Shropshirelass · « **Reply #2 on:** November 10, 2013, 10:22:02 am »

Yeah they are slow maturing (10 years I think), but I wasn't sure if they just had specific growth conditions x

Bramblecot · « **Reply #3 on:** November 19, 2013, 11:48:54 am »

I think you plant for your grandchildren

. I'm sure that I have read that black walnut can be posionous $:-\$ but I'll look it up...

henchard · « **Reply #4 on:** November 19, 2013, 12:09:56 pm »

Quote from: Shropshirelass on November 10, 2013, 10:22:02 am

Yeah they are slow maturing (10 years I think), but I wasn't sure if they just had specific growth conditions x

Just stick them in a pot and leave them outside. They will start producing nuts before 10 years. Ideally walnut trees should be planted in groups of 3 (so an old guy who was an expert told me)