How to grow a Black Walnut tree from seed

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  • Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
  • This is a step by step tutorial on how to grow a black walnut tree from seed going through all steps from seed collection all the way to the final product of a sapling. Black walnut trees are beautiful, growing tall and wide living hundreds of years. They are renowned for the gorgeous hard wood harvested from mature trees that is popular in furniture. Large trees can be worth thousands for timber. Black walnuts can be found all over the eastern United States and reaching into Canada. The trees product a very large quantity of walnuts once they reach maturity and the nuts are delicious both fresh and dried packed with great nutrients. Wildlife loves this tree!
    Black walnuts produce a chemical called juglone, which occurs naturally in all parts of the tree, especially in the buds, nut hulls, and roots. The leaves and stems contain smaller quantities of juglone, which is leached into the soil after they fall. The highest concentration of juglone occurs in the soil directly under the tree’s canopy, but highly sensitive plants may exhibit toxicity symptoms beyond the canopy drip line. Because decaying roots can release juglone, toxicity may occur for several years after a tree has been removed but I have never seen any issues from this in my experience and see this tree all over forest.
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  • @tristandecunha434
    @tristandecunha434 6 днів тому +1

    I grew a black walnut tree in Edmonton, Alberta from a nut I picked up on the ground in Manitoba in 1991. The tree grew quickly and 30 years later it is well over 30 feet tall. Zone 3.

  • @bobfugazy4916
    @bobfugazy4916 Рік тому +5

    Thank you for the informative video. Squirrels are geniuses at finding nuts. Keep making the great vids.

  • @generalapps1399
    @generalapps1399 Місяць тому

    Way to stick with it and not give up as I’m sure it was tempting to do.. thanks so much for the video helped me id the fruit

  • @RMBman
    @RMBman Рік тому +4

    I have 3 trees I propagated this past year in pots. They are about 18" tall at this point. What's my next step? When should I plant them and how should I protect them from squirrels, groundhogs and deer?

  • @hoffy628
    @hoffy628 10 місяців тому +2

    I am curious at what point you planted/will plant these in the ground. I have a black walnut tree I planted years ago, last year it produced three seed I was able to find, but this year there are dozens so I am going to try and get some saplings going.

  • @gerryroberts662
    @gerryroberts662 Рік тому +1

    I am, facinated with this. my neihgbor has a tree like this.. it is starting to grow fungi on it.. I wish to save the origional tree, by Cuttings if possible,, but i will also try this this year...

  • @debdunn282
    @debdunn282 Рік тому +4

    Black walnut trees grow 13 -24 inches per year, thats pretty fast. Why are you saying they grow very very slowly? Is this a different kind ? Im just curious ??

  • @ws-yb1rp
    @ws-yb1rp 9 місяців тому +1

    How long can I keep the walnuts in shell before stratification? I have already removed outer hull and have nuts in onion bag. I have washed them once to get the gunk off but have not started the stratification. It's Nov 1 2023.

    • @Beardwhip
      @Beardwhip 9 місяців тому

      I was wondering the same thing... I'm stratifying a ton that I gathered since the beginning of October, gonna see if any of them come up next year. As long as it isn't rotten, I would imagine there is a chance to germinate

    • @LandonLayne79
      @LandonLayne79 9 місяців тому

      Years

  • @nikita5932
    @nikita5932 Рік тому +3

    Just learnt the hard way about the staining from the walnut husk; wear gloves everyone! My hands look insane 😅

    • @envision42
      @envision42 10 місяців тому

      Too funny my daughter just gave me some she got from Kentucky they brought home to New York and I didn't read about it and my thumb on one hand and all fingers on my left hand or I'll freaking stain this rather ugly color I guess I just wait for it to fade away

  • @Kung223
    @Kung223 2 роки тому +1

    I would love to see a greenhouse tour and all your plant projects!

  • @hunterpro9925
    @hunterpro9925 2 роки тому +13

    I might be wrong but I'm pretty sure black walnuts are one of the more fast growing walnut species. According to what I read they can grow 3 to 4 feet a year in good conditions.

    • @greenthinking7247
      @greenthinking7247  2 роки тому +4

      Honestly it really depends on soil composition, sunlight, water and many other factors. I look at black walnuts as slow growers from experience with other trees and how long it takes for a tall wide canopy but in perspective with others they are not the slowest. First couple years should really always have a lot of growth from root development and the tree getting established!

    • @plantpropagationchannel2603
      @plantpropagationchannel2603 2 роки тому +1

      @@greenthinking7247 I live in southern wisconsin, and black walnuts grow incredibly fast here. They’re also a very common tree here.
      I will say that they do not like soil acidity at all. People like you that live in the south tend to have acidic soil, so I’d recommend that you lime them. As a matter of fact, some of the best examples of black walnut that I’ve ever seen were growing directly over a limestone outcrop.

    • @forestknowledge
      @forestknowledge 2 роки тому +1

      They are indeed one of the fastest hardwood trees that grow in North America. Such a beautiful tree!

    • @fishinglurz4194
      @fishinglurz4194 2 роки тому +1

      My brother has a black walnut growing in his backyard at 3 years it is over 15 ft tall. Northern Illinois region.

    • @edyhendrix4087
      @edyhendrix4087 Рік тому +3

      @@fishinglurz4194 I got a black walnut from my church 5 years ago and it is approximately 20 feet tall (at least). It is a gorgeous tree but I baby it - fertilize, water, watch for disease, etc. It’s my prize tree!!😀

  • @jennlucky
    @jennlucky 2 роки тому +4

    fantastic tutorial with all the stages! Thank you

  • @di4085
    @di4085 3 місяці тому

    I actually found one in my pot a couple weeks ago because I pulled out my hydrangea tree because it had no leaves on it. Now I know why. A squirrel must have planted that nut.

  • @HinaSunniva
    @HinaSunniva 2 роки тому +2

    Hi , question ? are all the trees that you have in your videos cold climate trees which need freezing temperatures ?
    Very nice informative videos on tree germination from seed. Thx

    • @greenthinking7247
      @greenthinking7247  2 роки тому

      They are cold climate in the sense that they need stratification to germinate

  • @tammyf5494
    @tammyf5494 9 місяців тому

    I could be wrong but I thought Black Walnut trees had an even number of leaflets, with two at the end. Not with the odd leaf at the end. Am I wrong? If so I don’t know what I have now, lol. Also, when these are very small, half the size of yours at the end of the video, can the trunk be slightly bulbous at the base?

  • @joaobarros23
    @joaobarros23 2 роки тому +1

    Great video, i'm sad for you because what happened with the squirrel. Keep up with the great videos!

  • @JohnHubbuch
    @JohnHubbuch 11 місяців тому

    Live in Ethridge Tn, Great work.

  • @giovannimoi513
    @giovannimoi513 8 місяців тому

    Ciao amico! Mi sono iscritto da poco.
    Quindi le noci nere americane basta metterle pulite in un sacchetto ermetico con terra dentro il freezer per 6 mesi e la germinazione avverrà da sola?
    Scusa me se chiedo, ma ho intenzione di fare nascere piantine qui in Italia.
    Grazie mille, ottimo tutorial 🎉

  • @bartborghuis2996
    @bartborghuis2996 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the video! I currently have about 400 black walnuts in my fridge, itching to put them out. Question: first part of the video, you put the nuts in the baggy without dirt; second part you take them out with dirt all around them. When did you add the dirt?

    • @greenthinking7247
      @greenthinking7247  2 роки тому +5

      I added dirt right before i put them in the fridge for stratification

    • @joaobarros23
      @joaobarros23 2 роки тому +1

      OMG 400? i wish i could found any, i've been looking around in my country (portugal) and i cant find any. i really would like to have some of those trees. If any of you know how i can get my hands on some let me know please. Thank you.

    • @somerandomguy7458
      @somerandomguy7458 2 роки тому +1

      @@joaobarros23 order them online

  • @doggyche3zzz992
    @doggyche3zzz992 2 роки тому +1

    I love that green house you have were did you get it from ?

  • @TheInfinityLion
    @TheInfinityLion Рік тому

    Have you done any pecans? North Alabama here so a neighbor type soil.

  • @KaytieBabooah
    @KaytieBabooah Рік тому

    Will you update this year on growth/stages?

  • @PJAMULETcom
    @PJAMULETcom Рік тому

    Hi ,I liked the three wood. But .where can I buy sheet for plants from Thailand?

  • @ide858
    @ide858 Рік тому

    It need to bé grafted to give good fruits ? How many years to give fruits from seed?

  • @breakfastbuddy5
    @breakfastbuddy5 2 роки тому

    can you put them in the freezer ?

  • @marissaawesome2422
    @marissaawesome2422 Рік тому

    Worms worms worms ..I clean immediately

  • @savyoyster2829
    @savyoyster2829 2 роки тому

    ive tried growing spruce trees by seed but they all died once 2.5 inchs tall l. im guessing it was the soil

    • @nosajsamaniego4512
      @nosajsamaniego4512 Рік тому

      If you planted them all at the same time, then, the reason could have been something else;

  • @jimstegman7396
    @jimstegman7396 10 місяців тому +1

    If you want trees that produce valuable hardwood, collect nuts only from trees that have good form... ramrod straight, no forks, etc. That way you are much more likely to get trees that are similar to their "mother".

  • @rayknight4756
    @rayknight4756 6 місяців тому

    The last shot of your walnuts had no dirt and you said you were gonna “pop them in the refrigerator” then months later you take them out and they have dirt in them…..🤷‍♂️ Your attention to detail needs some adjustment.

  • @irreccon
    @irreccon 11 місяців тому +1

    Has anybody on here tried to plant them husk and all?

  • @blakespower
    @blakespower 2 роки тому

    the only black walnut by me is in the woods its like 100 feet tall and I am scared to walk near it in case it drops nuts on my head