Despite occasional criticism of its social qualities, we like the black walnut – both the tree and the nut. It is the only nut we know, that retains its special flavor after cooking. The tree has been charged with all sorts of heinous crimes, such as shooting out a special toxin which kills everything around it. Some of the claims amuse us because we have had experiences which do not jibe.
Once we had some rhododendrons in such poor condition we had about decided to discard them, but as a last resort we transferred them to a spot under a black walnut. Whether they recognized the desperate nature of our act we do not know, but in two years they had revived, improved in color and returned to normal growth. We will leave the explanation to one to whom black walnut is anathema.
The Silk Tree – Albizzia julibrissin, has many uses and great charm. Native to the orient, it has long been in this country and has found the vast area from Maryland south and west much to its liking. It is also being used in more New England gardens. It is happy also in many parts of the West coast. But few know it as silk tree. Mimosa is universally its name in the south, so it is not surprising that the leaf wing caterpillar that attacks it, is called mimosa web worm.
Its rapid growth, (as much as twelve feet a year) grace and prolonged blossoming, have made the silk tree a popular dooryard choice. Strains hardy enough to thrive in southern New England, eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Long Island have brought the mimosa webworm with them, but in the northern states this pest seems to prefer the honey locust. The red-brown matted dead leaflets are characteristic of the dirty work of this insect. Spraying with malathion will control the pest or putting neem oil insecticide, if the application is made as the first brood of caterpillars are hatching.
Parsley – as an edging plant along a path is attractive, requires little care and stays in place without constant attention. It’s worth a try.
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American Black Walnuts… Things Joe Likes
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