advice needed on black walnut tree

[aschen]

IF the solid walnut dining table I ordered a few weeks ago in representative, that tree is worth about 100 billion dollars (though some assembly required).

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by DerkPerk

My big walnut tree is crazy this year. Definitely not a yearly or every other year thing. Nuts and squirrels everywhere. I just run the nuts over and let nature take its course. I cut the small walnut trees down that sprout as I don’t want any more of those awful plants around!


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Some say that that is a sure sign of a hard winter season coming.
I hope not.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by aschen

IF the solid walnut dining table I ordered a few weeks ago in representative, that tree is worth about 100 billion dollars (though some assembly required).

Please send your wood buyer my way!

[drcoastline]

Originally Posted by stevej37

I have the same (Trac-Vac) and it won't suck-up nuts.

Super size it.

[stevej37]

^^^ That would prob do the job!

[masraum]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Picking them up today...I spent 2 hrs raking and shoveling.
I'm 67 and it's getting old.
Pushing a 6 cu/ft wheelbarrow, full of walnuts, 100 yds away...is not my idea of a good afternoon.

I have better things to do.

Not that it is a huge help, but since you've got a tractor, you should get a trailer for the tractor that includes the ability to dump.

I've got one of these or something like this. I think it was about $150. I can tow it with my zero turn. I think the "tow hitch" was about $20 on Amazon. I think mine is small, only 6cuft, but they make larger models. And they dump like a dump truck.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by john70t

Burn a walnut tree where dollars are measured by the square inch?

Oh la la la. Non non non. C'est sacre blue!

measured by "board feet" which technically is cubic inches. But I get what you were going for.

[HobieMarty]

Found these with a little quick searching, hope they help. The Agrifab one is mainly used for leaves but the others are for gathering nuts.

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[stevej37]

Originally Posted by masraum

Not that it is a huge help, but since you've got a tractor, you should get a trailer for the tractor that includes the ability to dump.

I've got one of these or something like this. I think it was about $150. I can tow it with my zero turn. I think the "tow hitch" was about $20 on Amazon. I think mine is small, only 6cuft, but they make larger models. And they dump like a dump truck.

although that looks like a good item....my problem is getting the walnuts from the ground into the wheelbarrow/or wagon.
It can be a back-breaker easily.

the ability to dump...is a non-issue to me....but I appreciate the help.

[HobieMarty]

This is from the Bag a nut website. Pretty neat stuff.

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[Crowbob]

Do any of those manly-looking weapons of yardwork come in pink? If not, Mrs j37 would not be caught dead using them is my guess.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by stevej37

I contacted a local wood collector. He said it wasn't worth it for him to remove just one tree.

Maybe I need to find the right person/manufacturer.

I'd suggest you keep exploring that option. As other have posted, black walnut is a very desireable wood for many things. Maybe a seller of black walnut lumber could give you leads?

https://www.thelumbershack.com/pages/information

You also might check local lawn services...since it's only a once per year problem, might not cost too much to hire the job done.

Father time has me taking out that option more often lately. I turn 78 next month, God willing.

[HobieMarty]

Sorry for the crappy looking pictures, I couldn't seem to link the website to this thread, so I just took screenshots.

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[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by Crowbob

Do any of those manly-looking weapons of yardwork come in pink? If not, Mrs j37 would not be caught dead using them is my guess.

Haha, rattlecan pink spray paint would solve that problem. Lol.

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[stevej37]

Originally Posted by DerkPerk

My big walnut tree is crazy this year. Definitely not a yearly or every other year thing. Nuts and squirrels everywhere. I just run the nuts over and let nature take its course. I cut the small walnut trees down that sprout as I don’t want any more of those awful plants around!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have found sprouted nuts everywhere around my property. I pull them and there is always a walnut attached. They are a disease!
No thanks to the ground squirrels.

[john70t]

Originally Posted by stevej37

No thanks to the *ground squirrels.

*tasty critters

We can all complain about having too much but that is self-limiting.
The world 400 years ago offered so much more.

[Zeke]

I think I'd try anticipating the nuts falling and place a type of netting that would allow for drainage and air and yet be able to be picked up walnuts and all. Obviously one big net would be a PITA.

When I did any kind of demolition I used many smaller drop cloths to catch the debris. I would layer them and take them out just when they were full but manageable exposing the next layer.

[john70t]

need one of these: https://files.catbox.moe/oue3dl.mp4

[Crowbob]

Originally Posted by john70t

need one of these: https://files.catbox.moe/oue3dl.mp4

It's kinda small, though.

[fintstone]

We had a big tree like that on our property when I was a child and I collected walnuts like these, cracked them and sold the meats. There was huge demand and I had orders for more than I could delver. My hands were always were black from handling them...as were some of the other kids I went to school with. Surely you can find someone that will come pick them up after school every day like I did (so the squirrels did not get them first).