Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[jvls1942]

when I planted my black walnuts, I did not know it was a fad. I just wanted some.
around here there is a veneer mill that will buy veneer logs.. you can make lots of money from just one good tree.
I probably will not live long enough to harvest the trees, but some of my grandkids probably can benefit from them
I have plenty of land so my grove is isolated from other trees and such.
some plants are not affected by the walnut trees..
I don't think they are ugly.
the nuts taste very good when baked in cookies and cakes..
I had a dog who could crack the shells and eat the meats.. awesome act to watch..
Bl4. what is the forester going to do with your trees ?
Is the forester a woman ? If her name is Becky (Rebecca)
mention my name.. she is like one of my kids..
.....jiminwisc.....

 

[babylady4]

His name is Nick Koltz. He is going to look over the trees and see if they are worth the trouble to have a company come in and take them out. I would like to get a decent slab from one of the trees and use it as a mantle in the living room.

If my trees were not such prolific nut producers, and they did not poison the soil, and if they were further back in my woods, I would leave them be. Unfortunately they are almost exclusively in the yard where I would like to plant fruit trees, have a garden, grow flowers..... all of the things that these trees poison. Horses, llamas, are out of the equation, need to check on goats and sheep..... the shade they provide is wonderful but I would like other trees. Thankfully maples tolerate them quite well, so our woods are mostly maples.

The bees must have gotten warm today..... I found a few dead ones on top of the hive. They will venture outside to poo when they get warmed up, it was only in the 30’s here today so I was surprised to see that they scaled the top of the hive.

 

[jvls1942]

BL4, find out if and how long the ground will remain unsuitable for other trees after the walnuts are removed..
If there is any size to them at all, they should give you lumber.
have the guy determine if you have any veneer logs.. they should go for a premium.
where my parents used to live in Illinois, black walnut trees were stolen right out of peoples front yards. the trunk would be taken and the tops and branches left behind..
I think there is a veneer mill in Wabeno .
or somewhere in that direction from us..
out of the 80 or so trees I have left, there are only a few that could possibly be veneer logs some day ..
I have all of them pruned up to about 12 feet..
If you do make a mantle out of one of them, make it exceptionally thick.. and make sure it is super dry and aged before you slab it.. I had a 4" x 12" slab of cedar for a mantle.. it was not cured enough and it warped like crazy.. I took it off and built a new mantle..
......jiminwisc.....

 

[babylady4]

Good veneer trees are at least 20” in diameter roughly 4.5’ from the ground, and have a minimum of 8-9 feet of trunk without branches, and be straight. I need to measure the ones in the yard but the majority have at least 8 feet before the first branch and are straight. If your trees meet the requirements above Jim, you may want to have them looked at.

Canned the kraut today.... ended up with 20 qts.

 

[jvls1942]

good packer win monday.
my trees are still young, for nut trees.
we planted them here. I don't remember the date, but I am guessing about 25 years.
I have lots of straight ones, and they all are branchless up to at least 12 feet.
I don't expect to live long enough to see any of them become veneer logs, but maybe the grandkids will.. I only hope that the future generation recognizes their potential value and don't cut them down for firewood..
......jiminwisc.....

 

[bigzio]

Good job on the kraut bl4....we still have enough left for another year, so we won't be doing any this year. We do consume a lot of kraut here, but we've been making it every year for the last 5 years and want to use up what we have here already. It really freezes well, and stays good and crisp the way we like it. just sayin.

bigz

 

[babylady4]

I don’t make kraut every year, it is more like every 3 years.

 

[bigzio]

Good program to have for the kraut. I always grow late kraut and want to use the heads after all the garden work involved. It's hard to even give the nice big heads away....nobody cooks ho-made meals anymore like everyone use to.....baby boomers knew how to cook.
Kinda nice outside today....gonna haul the splitter out and split some big stuff I've had piled since last year.

bigz

 

[ParkfieldFarm]

Hey now, every night I have a big meal on the table--made from scratch. Bread, buns, etc included. We don't always make the sauce though right now (ketchup, bbq, mustard) but will hopefully start after this growing season. I'm only 35--and I know how to cook!

 

[wyoDreamer]

My nephew loves to cook, he cooks meals for his family whenever he can. He was in the kitchen alot helping his mother when he was growing up, and because he liked to do it not because he was made to. His sister does not like to cook, her home cooked meal is those boxes with the pre-portioned, over-priced, vacuum sealed ingredients that you put together by following the step-by-step recipe. That happens maybe once a week; otherwise, if her husband doesn't grill anything, they go out to eat.
If it works for them, great.
I am still not back to my normal self in terms of energy, so there are alot of times that I don't have the energy to make a homemade supper. DH can cook, but doesn't. We eat too many frozen meals for my taste.