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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Jun 10, 2008, at 7:31 PM, Bunjov AT aol.com wrote:

> Hi, Gene - and all.
> I went looking. Without going any farther, I found  this (below).  
> Aside from
> the dog thing (I remember Dax and Benny, but can't  remember which  
> one you
> still have), there is the earthworm issue. Who'd a  thunk?
> BLACK WALNUT
> Juglans  nigra
> (walnut family)
> TOXICITY RATING:  Moderately toxic,  depending upon length of  
> exposure.
> ANIMALS AFFECTED: Horses, dogs, possibly other  animals.
> DANGEROUS PARTS OF PLANT: ALL PARTS (ESPECIALLY  LEAVES)

Well, Benny doesn't chew on anything related to walnut as far as I  
know. But this information on horses will be of interest to many here.  
And those of us who do woodworking will want to dispose of walnut  
chips, shavings and sawdust well away from the compost pile and garden  
and where domestic animals might ingest the stuff.

Interesting about the earthworms. Nastier trees even than what I  
thought.