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[Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

Good deal on your tree planting. We talked about that some time back
and I was wondering how it went. My black locust trees mostly mad it.
So did the sourwoods.

Funny your how not to and how to! I'll have to check out the place
where I husked some nuts. I had a pickup truck of acorns for the hogs
and a bunch fell off to the side of the driveway. Seedlings are
growing. On the other hand, I planted some of them in a spot and don't
see anything coming up!

I checked out the black walnut/pecan planting site a few days ago. I
think a coupel (out of many) are coming up. However, I did nothing to
mark where I planted. Just planted in the middle of the tilled area at
3 paces. There is a lot of stuff coming up there now, so I think what
I see is seedlings (of pecans or walnuts).

Next time I do the how not to method, I'll mark where I dropped the seed!

Rob - Va


> How Not to Grow Black Walnuts at EarthNSky
> In the Fall of the year, dig holes 1 foot deep and loosen soil.  Plant
> several walnuts, husk and/or no husk, in each hole at a depth of 5-6
> inches.  Cover, water, and wait....and wait, and wait, and now it is May
> and nothing has broken ground.  I can only assume they were eaten by
> rodents/squirrels.
>