Re: CULT: black walnut toxicity & iris
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- Subject: Re: CULT: black walnut toxicity & iris
- From: T* H* <d*@fgi.net>
- Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 20:24:50 -0700 (MST)
Well - that helps SO much! I've lost heaven knows what under the one tree
in the back, poppies, bleeding hearts, annuals - but I havew some
TBs that need a well drained spot, they are beautiful, but will have to
have them re-identified - and may never care to do so - they can
just mat the space beneath that tree, help keep weeds down, their fans will
be attractive, walla! - everything's happy! Thanks so much! sharon
At 08:13 PM 3/8/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Guess I should have mentioned my folk's iris are under the south and west
>sides of the trees. The tree limbs have been trimed up at least 20' off the
>ground and black walnuts just don't have as thick a canopy as a lot of trees.
>Plus they are old and the last few years have sustained storm
>damage......every little bit helps :-)
>Anyway, they'll be gone before the iris will ;-)
>Carolyn Needham
>IrisHapyGl@aol.com
>USDA Zone 5 Greater Kansas City Iris Society Region 18 USA
>
>Linda wrote:
> <<But there are definitely potential baddies in all parts of the plant.
Even
>the
>shavings/sawdust if used for bedding can cause horses to founder. I
>blame the walnut drip for killing some rhododendrons - the only ones
>that died were the ones under the drip line of the tree.
>
>My question is, why intentionally try to grow iris in the shade of a
>black walnut? Isn't full sun supposed to be required for good bloom?
>
>Linda Mann east Tennessee USA>>
>
>
