—by Jack Kertesz, submitted March 2020 Evidence exists of deliberate nut tree planting efforts, primarily directed by a few individuals, some of which have occasionally spread to outlying communities. The remaining trees or stands could provide valuable genetic material and a realistic glimpse at the potential for these tree crops…
American Chestnut Foundation is doing tremendous work in bringing back the American chestnut tree. It has a Maine Chapter and there is a lot going on all around the state. Here is their news page . Dennis Fulbright – Biological Control of Chestnut Blight You Tube video of Dennis…
Carol Hanken, October 2019 Butternuts? I have a tree that’s about 35+ years old and this is the first time we’ve had more than a dozen or so nuts. Not sure what I need to do with them. The sticky green covering is pretty labor intensive to remove. Do I…
Landscaping and Gardening Around Walnuts and Other Juglone Producing Plants Presents a comprehensive list of woody and non woody plants that appear to be compatible around walnut and hickory trees. Harvesting David Spahr, November 2019 I got a big bag of black walnuts from a place where they grow randomly and un-managed. There…
Hicory Bark Syrup by Jesse Stevens, December 2019 I made hickory bark syrup this season for the first time, came out nicely with a lingering complex flavor. Used about ½ lb. of shagbark hickory bark per quart. Cleaned bark with a wire brush and washed with water, broke it into…
The Acornucopia Project , an Ashville, N.C.-based group dedicated to learning more about using acorns. “There’s plenty to go around and more to be had. — Old squirrel proverb.” Their mission is “to develop perennial based agriculture as an economically viable, environmentally beneficial, and socially dignified human endeavor.” Lots of…
Upper Midwest Hazelnuts list of hazelnut publications . From the Upper Midwest Hazelnut Development Initiative (UMHDI), Univ. of Minnesota and Wisconsin cooperating. Links to over twenty publications on an introduction to hazelnuts, breeding, agronomics, propagation, sociology and economics. An essential guide to the Amazing Hazel from the Balkan Ecology Project….
An annual event begun in 1985 when it was held at Unity College.
Here we share some articles, web pages, and pamphlets we found online. Grafting | Techniques and Perspectives | Crops | Innovative Ideas TECHNIQUES AND PERSPECTIVES Winter injury to trees and shrubs by the Morton Arboretum. This reputable institution lays out some of the considerations for tree, limb and bud survival….
Newsletter No.15, Spring 1991 What’s in this issue… Introduction………………… 1 Fall Fruit Swap……………….1 Calendar…………………… 1 Gleanings on Woody Ornamentals .2 Supplies…………………….2 Bored to Death………………. 3 Nut News………………….. 3 Literature of Note ………..4,5 & 6 Notable Nursery…………….. 6 Conservation Tree Sale………… 6 Business Cards We’d Like to See… 7 Fedco Trees…
