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["R. Keith Etheridge" <goatdoc@ctitech.com>]

Hi Jerry
Thanks for the information that allows me to make a logical decision on what 
might happen with my walnuts in the future.
My main interest is native fruits and nuts but have some walnuts that have 
value as timber.
It looks as I will have another bumper American persimmon but light pawpaw.
Keith

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jwlehman--- via nafex
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 6:28 AM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [nafex] Future of Walnut


In a message dated 6/20/2014 11:13:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
goatdoc@ctitech.com writes:

With the  advent of thousand cankers disease will walnut go the way of
American chestnut  and ash? It seems most similar to Ash in that an insect 
is
involved and an  insecticide can
be injected and might become cost effective for timber but  unlikely for
nuts, Are the adjoining states doing anything  special.
Keith
Hello Keith,

I forwarded your question to Jim McKenna, Operational Tree Breeder, USDA -
Forest Service, HTIRC - Purdue University. Jim is helping research TCD. He
is also the Editor for the Indiana Nut & Fruit Growers Assoc.

Here is his answer:
"For nut production, you can earn income to cover  spraying each year.
Timber is not economical to spray.


Second, the TCD is native to north America, not exotic  like chestnut
blight and Dutch elm disease.


Because the disease is native, we have already  determined that black
walnut varies in reaction. Thus, resistant trees exist and  will be 
naturally
selected for.


Last, this disease is spotty and fluctuates year to  year. It does not look
like it can actually wipe out whole stands or  regions."
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