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[Sarah Kehler Ewing <skkewing@yahoo.com>]

I should have mentioned that I have bought several 6' butternut trees over 
the last few years and planted them in small clearings with lots of tree 
protection.  I've never had them die back, but I did lose one spring 09 that 
had previously made it thru 4 winters with no problem.  I blame that on me 
not watering them in last fall after last summers drought.  The other three 
butternuts did fine.

However, I have no experience with young plants or with growing them from 
seed and really haven't done much more than admire them and water them 
occasionally.  I have heard that larger plants are hardier, but am hoping 
someone can comment on hardiness when the seeds come from a similarly cold 
climate rather than from many zones warmer.         

Sarah 
zone 3
Edmonton, AB 
elevation 2373 feet


> Here at 7000 feet in New Mexico I
> have not been able to grow butternuts,
> heartnuts, buartnuts, walnuts, etc.  I've tried them
> all. Technically they
> should be hardy in our zone but for some reason the young
> plants don't
> overwinter.  I don't know if it is the dry air, not
> being fully dormant during
> part of the winter, sun exposure, high winds or ??.
> 
> If you have similar conditions, you may have the same
> problems.
> 
> I don't know if a more mature plant would not have these
> problems.  I've never
> been able to get them to survive long enough.  I
> suppose if they got some
> super protection for five years, that might do the trick.
> 
> That being said, I did get some walnuts from a NAFEX member
> in Colorado (don't
> have her name on hand but my thanks to her) who claimed she
> had seeds that
> would actually survive in our conditions.  I've had
> partial success with them.
> 
> I planted some in three different spots on our property.
> One spot was
> completely exposed, one moderately exposed and one was
> among other trees and
> was protected.
> 
> The protected one has survived for three or four seasons
> now without ever
> dying back.
> 
> The moderately protected site survived the first year but
> by the third year
> was completely killed.
> 
> The exposed site plants were killed to the ground the first
> two years but grew
> back strongly.  The third winter I piled straw biles
> around and on top of
> them.  Some of the tops survived.  On others
> there was stronger growth from
> the base than in previous years.
> 
> 
> 
> > Hi folks,
> > 
> > I've come across an opportunity to buy some butternuts
> from a zone 3 hardy
> productive tree and I'm wondering if any of you know what
> they are worth???
> > 
> > I'd also love to read any information any of you may
> be willing to share on
> butternuts regarding the topics of planting seeds, growing,
> harvesting,
> pruning, eating, drying, tapping, etc. 
> > 
> > Sarah 
> > zone 3
> > Edmonton, AB
> > 
> > 
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