advice needed on black walnut tree

[LEAKYSEALS951]

I think you should chop it down and send it to someone for the PPOT Christmas gift exchange.

Via Fed-Ex.

[stevej37]

^^^cod?

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951

I think you should chop it down and send it to someone for the PPOT Christmas gift exchange.

Via Fed-Ex.

Hell... get Seahawk's name. It's not even 3' in diameter... he's got a generator and 4 batteries to work that sucker up into firewood.

That's a toy tree

[stevej37]

Wait a minute!
Any deals...include stump grinding. Does he have a battery powered stump grinder?

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Wait a minute!
Any deals...include stump grinding. Does he have a battery powered stump grinder?

I think it's an attachment for a 58V log splitter

[stevej37]

^^^ That should do it.

[pavulon]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ I measured it with a rope.
Wrapped it around..took it off and measured.

I believe you but if you're gonna shake a tree 9ft in circumference...

Also, will you take any trades for those walnuts?

[fintstone]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ Lol...that would be an excellent deal...for me!
Send them over.

If you didn't have many years in one pile, I am sure you could get someone to come get them since you piled them up. They will keep a long time unshelled under good conditions.

[Instrument 41]

Wish I was closer. I made my bathroom counters out of large slabs of Black walnut. They turned out beautiful. A tree that size could produce many board feet of some nice wood. Slicing it up make a differeance. Where a large limb comes into the trunk, if cut in the right manner, make for some beautiful patterns.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by pavulon

I believe you but if you're gonna shake a tree 9ft in circumference...

Also, will you take any trades for those walnuts?

Gotcha...I thought you meant I was exaggerating!

In my original post, I put dia. instead of circum.
Went back and fixed it. A 9ft dia tree would be big for MI

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by fintstone

If you didn't have many years in one pile, I am sure you could get someone to come get them since you piled them up. They will keep a long time unshelled under good conditions.

I've turned over a few shovels of them before. They are a slimy black mess under a few inches down. That hull, or meat, doesn't dry up. Plus the leaves mixed in keep the air from helping.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Instrument 41

Wish I was closer. I made my bathroom counters out of large slabs of Black walnut. They turned out beautiful. A tree that size could produce many board feet of some nice wood. Slicing it up make a differeance. Where a large limb comes into the trunk, if cut in the right manner, make for some beautiful patterns.

Yep, crotches make for nice wood. (no pun intended, no really)

[bob deluke]

Asked my wife about taking the tree down, got the stink eye from her. Stays awhile longer I guess. At 75, I’m tired of raking and shoveling the little bastard nuts up.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by bob deluke

Asked my wife about taking the tree down, got the stink eye from her. Stays awhile longer I guess. At 75, I’m tired of raking and shoveling the little bastard nuts up.

Ha! The worst part of raking them up is when the grass grows too much before getting a chance to do it.
After I rake them up, I lower the JD to about 2 inches to mow it. Makes the next raking a lot easier. It's almost like raking on a golf green.

[Bill Douglas]

Put a sign up that says "Please don't steal the walnuts."

They should be gone by the morning.

[stevej37]

^^^ Trouble is...we have zero theft in my area...good Dutch neighbors!
Maybe a buy one get the rest free might work.

[drcoastline]

Originally Posted by bkreigsr

Little help please...
What is the nut pictured on the right?
Saw on on my driveway this am - first time in 50 yrs.
Thanks
Bill K

Pretty sure that is a chestnut.