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Old 01-04-2007, 08:13 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Black Walnut tree growing normally?

of the maples and oaks on my street are getting buds, but
the walnut appears to still be dormant (or dead, I really don't know
how to tell).

Buds would have been formed last year and not now.

Do those take later in the season to start growing, and
if so, should I expect it to grow more this year?


If I was in your area I would look at the tree for you. I would use a
SHIGOMETER to determine the trees vitality.

A
good article on rhizosphere is he
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/RHIZO.html

Pruning he
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/tree_pruning/

Planting he
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/sub1.html

More on chemistry and fert. he
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/CHEM.html

Maybe more information then you want?

Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.