So I have a huge black walnut tree in my backyard. I’ve never done anything with the fallen fruit before, either let the squirrels eat them or just mow them. Thinking about collecting them this year. Is it worth doing all the work to harvest the meat from the shell? TIA!
Sure, do it once..... I've got a big black walnut in my front yard. We harvested a bunch back when we first moved in 11 years ago, but never since. I let the squirrels have them now. I'd rather eat the squirrels . Occasionally one of their buried nuts sprouts, and I'll dig it up and transplant it to the backyard. I've got 8 now in a row across the backyard, and this is the first year some of those ones are dropping nuts. I should try it again. I can't even remember what they tasted like, but obviously didn't like them much. I do remember it being a messy pain in the butt though.
Black walnuts are very tasty. However the mess, effort and small yield are nowhere near worth it. As others with experience have noted, don't bother.
Tap the tree for sap and make syrup..its really really good.. You'll need a LOT! It tastes very similar to maple.
There are truffles that can grow under pecan, walnut and hickory trees in the right circumstances. So yes, you can get a fungus under your tree near your nuts. Both the nuts and fungus are tasty if the effort is made.
Buddy of mine started doing that. I believe he said it takes something like 10x the sap to get the same amount as maple. Have some in the fridge. Very tasty
We had two huge black walnut trees in the yard when I was a kid and Dad used to make me go out and pick them all up. I hated those dirty ass things. We're talking multiple Rubbermaid trash cans full. One day some hillbilly types saw me "harvesting" them and asked if they could have them. I told them if they pick them up, they can have every last one this year, next year and the rest of my life. Walked inside and Dad said, "that was fast." I told him I subcontracted the work and he looked outside to see my "contractors." He at that moment I think realized he had a negotiator on his hands. I was maybe 13. Hated those things.
Get then when they're green still. https://reformnasik.blogspot.com/2014/06/dio-palinka-keszitese-zold-dio-palinka.html
