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  • From: "Lisa K.V. Perry" <lisakvperry AT gmail.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Walnuts, living with
  • Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 15:56:05 -0400

On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com> wrote:

> No wonder I have had such a tough time getting apples down there at
> the end of the garden. And, does anyone know how long the juglone
> in the roots remains potent?
>
> On Jun 8, 2008, at 12:56 PM, Lynda wrote:
>
> > Apples are fair game if planted anywhere within up to 100 feet of
> > the end run of where the roots of a black walnut might grow. They are
> > usually the first to bite the dust. And, of course, it doesn't always
> happen
> > immediately so folks are inclined to forget about the "j" factor and
> > walnut trees.


I wasn't following this thread but read by happenstance. Our 100+ yera old
Stayman Winesap looks ill this year, for the first time on our watch (8+
years). It is half fully leafed out as per normal but the remainder of the
branches are covered with just a scattering of leaves and many, smaller bare
branches. However the limb is, whether 'ill' or 'healthy,' it is this way
all the way from branch tip to the trunk.

Within 100 ft (will have to measure, may be as few as 60'?) is a small black
walnut tree the former owner had planted. This is a small tree, perhaps
10-12 years old. Interestingly enough, the healthier side of the tree is
closer to the black walnut tree. Could a tree this small still be that
potent? Do you think this could be the problem?

Had just sent photos to a friend with a large old apple orchard in Vermont,
so he could hopefully diagnose our tree's problem. It's so old and beautiful
(and will bear lots of apples this year), we hope to save it.

Lisa




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