But Nothing Will Grow There!
Sometimes we need to remember that not everything that we think we know is correct. Sometimes, huge numbers of people are supremely confident that they know something, but in fact they are flat wrong. So it is with the humble black walnut tree. Birds or squirrels or wood elves have been planting black walnuts all over our yard. An impressive feat, considering I've been unable to find such a tree within 200' of us. Why am I looking? Let me count the ways. 1. If you grow one for a few decades, the trunk's wood is worth thousands to woodworkers. 2. If you can get some of the ripe nuts (the squirrels are better and more persistent at it than we, sadly), they are really great, especially in ice cream ;) . 3. The mature black walnut tree is a great shade tree, and shade on your house can save you $1000s in eletricity cost over the decades, and help save the planet too (through less electricity use). 4. But today, for me, I need unripe green walnuts in order to make Noc...