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Walnut Notes
Author(s): E. Lucy Burde
Date: 1988
Source: St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station.
Publication Series: Miscellaneous Publication
Station: North Central Research Station
PDF: Download Publication (3.6 MB)Titles contained within Walnut Notes
Finding Suitable Seed
Seed Handling
Growing Containerized Seedlings
Seedling Sources
Grafting
Black Walnut Cultivars
Choosing a Good Walnut Site
Site Preparation
Direct Seeding
Planting Seedlings
Weed Control
Ground Cover Management
Fertilization
Irrigation
Interplanting
Multicropping
Corrective Pruning
Lateral Pruning
First Thinning
Second Thinning
Releasing Walnut in Natural Stands
Revitalizing Stagnating Stands
Nut Production
Walnut Anthracnose
Mycosphaerella Leaf Spot
Canker Disease
Walnut Caterpillars and Other Defoliators
Twig and Stem Borers
Preventing Animal Damage
Record Keeping
Selling Black Walnut
Description
Black walnut is one of America's most highly prized tree species. Its natural range extends throughout the central and eastern parts of the United States and into southern Ontario. However, it is commercially significant primarily in the central part of its range. It typically grows as scattered individuals or in small groups mixed with a wide variety of other hardwoods. Pure stands of black walnut are rare, but can occur as small groves at the edge of a forest. Young black walnut trees are intolerant of shade and are seldom found under dense canopies of trees. Because of heavy use and wasteful cutting over many years, choice black walnut trees are scarce. Demand remains high however, with expanding world markets that drive up prices for the best logs. The promise of high prices has stimulated planting, culture, and management of walnut. this, in turn, has created a demand by walnut growers and land managers for information to conduct these activities. Supplementing existing reference materials, the Walnut Notes provide information about many topics-information derived from previous publications and research. They contain management advice in an easily applied form, written exclusively for walnut growers. When using the Notes, keep in mind that they contain general guidelines; you may need to adapt them at times to your local conditions.Publication Notes
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Citation
Burde, E. Lucy. 1988. Walnut Notes. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station.Keywords
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