Butt stock wood???

[OH Osthaus]

grade 2 toplever before any clean up

[ED J, MORGAN]

Tom, Check your PM section. Ed

[gunho]

Juglandaceae -- Walnut family

Robert D. Williams

Black walnut (Juglans nigra), also called eastern black walnut and American walnut, is one of the scarcest and most coveted native hardwoods. Small natural groves frequently found in mixed forests on moist alluvial soils have been heavily logged. The fine straight-grained wood made prize pieces of solid furniture and gunstocks. As the supply diminishes, the remaining quality black walnut is used primarily for veneer. The distinctive tasting nuts are in demand for baked goods and ice cream, but people must be quick to harvest them before the squirrels. The shells are ground for use in many products.

[Bill Zachow]

I used to think that American black walnut was scarce untill I planted one, followed by 5 more when I moved to our farm in upstate NY. They started producing nuts after about 10 years and our local squirrel population did their jobs, and now we have over 300 scattered over two farms and I find more every year. They are fast growing and very weak when young and if in the open, need judicious pruning or they will turn into more of a bush than a tree. I walk the farms in January with my battery operated pole saw and prune. The first one I planted (almost 40 years ago) is 18" in diameter and over 60' high.