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Article: Master Gardener
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
- Article date:
- November 16, 2008
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Q. I enjoy eating and using nuts. What type of nut trees can we
successfully grow in our area?
A. In our U.S. Department of Agriculture zone 5 we can grow
walnuts, filberts, chestnuts and almonds. Pecans are usually grown
in the south. However, cold hardy varieties are available and could
be experimented with in our area.
Walnuts (genus Juglans) include black walnuts, Persian or English
walnuts, butternuts and heartnuts. Walnuts are beautiful landscape
trees. Large and stately, they need adequate water during the
growing season and plenty of space. Other plants do not grow well
under walnut trees.
Walnuts are susceptible to a number of pests and diseases. Of
special concern is a new insect ...