In this episode, Lou Meyer from Davey's mid-Atlantic region shares information about black walnut trees, including if black walnuts are edible and what specific plants you can grow under these trees.
 
In this episode we cover:  

• What are black walnut trees? (1:18)
• What is black walnut dye? (2:45)
• Do people eat black walnuts? (4:09) (6:10)
• How big do black walnut trees get? (7:25)
• Do black walnut trees have pests? (8:04)
• Are there any treatments for thousand cankers disease? (9:25)
• Can you plant something under a black walnut tree? (9:51)
• What can you grow under a black walnut tree? (14:33)
• Have educational institutions and extension agencies accepted this idea? (15:24)

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