Talking Trees with Davey Tree
Your trees and landscapes require year-round care, and The Davey Tree Expert Company is here to help provide you with expert advice. Join our professional Davey arborists and gardening-expert host Doug Oster to learn all about caring for your properties. We'll talk about introduced pests, seasonal tree care, tree diseases, arborists' favorite trees, how to help your trees thrive and everything in between. Tune in every Thursday because here at the Talking Trees Podcast, we know trees are the answer.
Talking Trees with Davey Tree
Black Walnut: Is it True You Can't Grow Underneath Them?
In this episode, Lou Meyer from Davey's mid-Atlantic region shares information about black walnut trees, including if black walnuts are edible and what specific plants you can grow under these trees.
In this episode we cover:
- What are black walnut trees? (1:18)
- What is black walnut dye? (2:45)
- Do people eat black walnuts? (4:09) (6:10)
- How big do black walnut trees get? (7:25)
- Do black walnut trees have pests? (8:04)
- Are there any treatments for thousand cankers disease? (9:25)
- Can you plant something under a black walnut tree? (9:51)
- What can you grow under a black walnut tree? (14:33)
- Have educational institutions and extension agencies accepted this idea? (15:24)
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To hear more of Lou's expertise on Talking Trees, listen to his other podcast appearances, Managing Nature - Storms, Fluctuating Temperatures and Pests and How You Can Successfully Grow Trees in Containers.
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