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I also have Hybrid American Chestnuts within feet of Black Walnut with no 
particular problem.

---- mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net> wrote: 
> I have Hybrid American Chestnuts & Chinese Chestnuts growing within  
> feet of Black Walnut, Buartnut & Carpathian Walnuts.  A lot of the  
> trees are more than 15 years old.  Have not noticed anything awry  
> other than a bit of attrition from Chestnut blight..
> 
> ~mIEKAL
> 
> 
> On May 22, 2008, at 2:14 PM, Lisa Rollens wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I seem to have encountered conflicting data and wondered if anyone  
> > out there had any experience, one way or the other, with this.  In  
> > Edible Forest Gardens, in the list of plants negatively affected by  
> > juglones, on page 555, Castanea spp. are listed (chestnuts).
> >
> > Yet, on another website:  
> > http://www.npr.org/programs/talkingplants/why/2002/walnutguide.html 
> >  , Castanea spp. are listed as "tolerant" of black walnut toxicity.
> >
> > So, does anyone have any real experience with both trees together.   
> > I have several chestnut seedlings and want to plant them in my yard,  
> > which is full of mature black walnuts.  But I definitely don't want  
> > to lose the chestnuts...or retard their growth.
> >
> > Please, share your experiences, if you have them.  Thanks!
> >
> > Lisa, in the Mo Ozarks, USA
> > ____________________________
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