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Diane,
To answer your query I took a hike along two of my creek bottoms - like 
Lucky, I could not tell that the pawpaws were any less vigorous in the 
vicinity of Black Walnut trees.  I have noticed that most plants native to 
this area are minimally affected by Black Walnut - as opposed to non-native 
annuals, like soybeans - plant soybeans in a field with a Black Walnut on the 
finge and you can map the Black Walnut roots due to the stunted and 
discolored beans.
If you want to harvest fruit, I recommend growing the pawpaws in full morning 
and mid-day sun, but you may want to avoid late afternoon sun.
Jim Nottke

-----Original Message-----
>From: Diane Porter <dporter@lisco.com>
>Sent: Dec 16, 2007 1:26 PM
>To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Cc: Diane Porter <dporter@lisco.com>
>Subject: [NAFEX] black walnuts and pawpaws
>
>In October I planted two seedling pawpaws in a sheltered but sunny  
>location down near the creek. There are many young black walnut trees  
>in the area. The two pawpaws are in a clearing, but we did cut down a  
>couple of small black walnuts to make room for them.
>
>Will they be OK in the vicinity of the walnuts? I'm wondering whether  
>I should plant a grafted pawpaw near them in the spring. I wouldn't  
>want to lose my investment in the grafted tree if the walnuts are  
>going to make it impossible for the trees to thrive.
>
>thanks,
>
>Diane Porter
>dporter@birdwatching.com
>Birdwatching Dot Com
>http://www.birdwatching.com
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>
>
>
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Jim Nottke
Pfafftown, NC