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["Deb S" <debs913@gmail.com>]

We have a young butternut tree that sprang up along the driveway.  This year it has set a nice crop of nuts.  I've never harvested or used nuts from our trees (we also have hickory and black walnut here).

How do you tell the nuts are ready for harvest?  Is there anything special one needs to do to shell and use these?

deb