Walnut Trees

goatgal35 · Post by **goatgal35** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:40 am

From personal experience, they are a problem for all size equine feet. I agree worse for draft, but the half shells get wedged into standard size feet pretty good too. We have one mini that can't be under walnut trees because she ends up with enough bruising and nicks to get abscesses. Beautiful, fast growing trees with tons of nuts, I just wish we didn't have so many of them.

Chasinthedream · Post by **Chasinthedream** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 12:42 pm

I'm trying to eliminate Black walnut from my place. They're like poisonous weeds. $10K in vet bills for the horse. Last colic we couldn't save him... 2years in. I've cut them back from the paddocks and pastures mostly but they will be a problem for ever as they are hard to kill and there are millions of nuts in the ground now. 150years ago the guy named after the road I live on thought they were a good idea....

muffin57 · Post by **muffin57** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 1:25 pm

Anyone have a picture of their walnut trees?

JP* · Post by JP* » Wed Aug 03, 2016 2:12 pm

Is Walnut not a valuable timber species?

ross · Post by **ross** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 2:26 pm

Squirrels get all my walnuts to eat over winter ,dozens of um then I harvest the critters . Good bbq . Luck

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 2:50 pm

You eat squirrel Ross ? Does it taste like chicken? LOL

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 3:00 pm

This is a picture of the walnut tree at my sister's, I didn't feel like walking back to take a picture of mine, she's 3 doors down from me and I was there so here you go. This is a massive tree, and yeah I wouldn't want to get hit by one of those nuts falling.

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 3:02 pm

Pictures don't show how big around it is, it is huge!

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 3:03 pm

JP* wrote:QR_BBPOST Is Walnut not a valuable timber species?

Yes it is

Post by **WLLady** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 3:07 pm

not a great photo, and in the early spring, but the trees in the background are all walnuts.....