Too many nuts.AMERICAN FORESTS American Forests is a nonprofit conservation organization that promotes healthy forests and urban tree planting. The organization was established in 1875 as the American Forestry Association, by physician/horticulturist John Aston Warder and a group of like-minded citizens : We have a black walnut black walnut see juglans nigra. tree in our back yard. It is healthy but planted right next to our patio patio In Spanish and Latin American architecture, a courtyard open to the sky within a building. A Spanish development of the Roman atrium, it is comparable to the Italian cortile but provides more seclusion, possibly due to Moorish custom. The patio of the contemporary U.S. . This year, copious co·pi·ous adj. 1. Yielding or containing plenty; affording ample supply: a copious harvest. See Synonyms at plentiful. 2. amounts of walnuts have fallen on our patio and deck, leaving a real mess.?Is there anything we can do (e.g. spray, treatment) to prevent the tree from producing so many walnuts? Previous years, we got quite a few walnuts, but nothing like this year. Jerrie Bayer Via e-mail Howard Burnett responds: Some folks would kill to have the problem of too many walnuts, but I understand the "mess" aspect of your concern. Nut trees do often have "good" or "poor" years of productivity, and it sounds like you are in a high cycle this year. However, there is no birth control for walnuts--other than eliminating the tree--and we don't advocate that. Think of them in terms of walnut ice-cream or black walnut cake. There may well be a market for your walnuts that would at least pay enough to cover the cost of patio cleaning. The tree provides many benefits, like shading See Phong shading, Gouraud shading, flat shading and programmable shading. and cooling, which are worth something, too. Consider covering the patio floor with a tarp to prevent the walnuts from staining staining /stain·ing/ (stan´ing) 1. artificial coloration of a substance to facilitate examination of tissues, microorganisms, or other cells under the microscope. For various techniques, see under stain. 2. it during dropping season. COMPLAINTS? COMPLIMENTS? Have a comment, complaint, or question? We'd love to hear from you. E-mail us at mrobbins@amfor.org or write Editor c/o American Forests, PO Box 2000, Washington, DC 20013. American Forests reserves the right to edit letters. |
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