Walnut trees are very special additions to the yard, offering spring yellow-green catkins and delicious walnuts in fall. While they can seem intimidating to grow, a little perseverance can make your ...

Planting the right type of tree can possibly make your home look more attractive and is among the key landscaping tips to affordably boost your property value over time. You might also reap other key ...

Black walnut trees have high levels of the toxin juglone, in all parts of the tree, including roots and leaves. Why keep black walnut trees? They are one only a few nut trees that survive in cold ...

If you've dreamed of having your own nut trees but thought it was impossible due to your colder climate, there's good news. While many commercially grown nuts, such as almonds, macadamia nuts, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Black walnut trees, which are both native to and common in Northeast Ohio, have a divisive reputation. If you are looking to plant a new tree in a sunny spot with wet soil, black ...

This time of year, many black walnut trees’ leaves may have black spots, turn yellow and begin to drop. This is commonly known as anthracnose, a fungal disease that causes trees to drop their leaves ...

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Many Midwestern yards are adorned by black walnut trees. The black walnut (Juglans nigra) is a large, handsome native tree that bears edible nuts. There’s just one problem with black walnuts: They’re ...

A canker on an eastern black walnut tree. The beetle that carries the fungus causing thousand cankers disease is visible in the canker's upper left corner. (Colorado State University photo/Ned ...