A walnut tree can be a beautiful addition to your yard, but growing one comes with unique challenges. Learn what to expect ...

Yet the tree has a dark side that haunts many, including reader Shane in Lakewood, who writes, “My question to you is regarding adding black walnut tree leaves and fruits to my compost pile.

Black walnuts are native to Missouri, but are often ignored in favor of their mass-produced cousin. Missouri is home to more black walnut trees than any other place in the world.

As a child, I was forced with a specific chore in mid-fall. My mother would hand me a five-gallon bucket and direct me to the walnut trees that lined our ...

Opinion Home Grown: Walnut trees heavy with nuts are more vulnerable in storms Walnut trees grow heavy with nuts by the end of summer every other year. (Photo by Bruce Marlin, CC BY 3.0) ...

Opinion Home Grown: Walnut trees heavy with nuts are more vulnerable in storms Walnut trees grow heavy with nuts by the end of summer every other year. (Photo by Bruce Marlin, CC BY 3.0) ...

Walnuts produce a substance, juglone, which can act like a natural herbicide. Many plants including tomatoes, potatoes, lilacs and other landscape plants will not grow within 50 feet of a walnut tree.

The venerable black walnut trees have so far escaped the blights, insects and droughts that have all but destroyed some other local species. Black walnut shells are a common presence in Native ...

A product called Florel can be used on many trees to reduce fruit and nut production, but walnuts are not listed on the label. Q: I have a bottlebrush buckeye in my backyard that is about 7 years old.

Q:The black walnut tree in my yard gives off nice shade. It is planted close to the house and this last year it did not drop any walnuts. Usually, I pay the neighborhood kids to pick up the nuts ...

October 1, 2019 / 12:23 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- If you have a black walnut tree, Maryland's Department of Natural Resources wants you to donate your extra walnuts.

Opinion Home Grown: Walnut trees heavy with nuts are more vulnerable in storms Walnut trees grow heavy with nuts by the end of summer every other year. (Photo by Bruce Marlin, CC BY 3.0) ...