Growing Black Walnut Trees From Seed - 0 to 1 year

In this video we'll be following the journey of a young walnut tree. I collected black walnuts locally and documented my attempt to grow them. We'll be following these seeds through the germination process and monitoring our young walnut tree through its first growing season.
I'd love to hear from you all what you think of my tree and anything I can do to grow walnut trees successfully! I hope we can use the comment section below and together build a resource that helps people grow more trees.
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[@johnharvey5412]

"The Internet told me this was safe" -- famous last words

[@JimmyBHarvests]

😂😂 it's true

[@showmegalusa4521]

I just planted over a hundred seeds outside. Living in Tennessee we do not get too much snow. I have put the containers very close where I picked them up off the ground from a couple really large walnut trees. They are also going to be protected from the scorching sun in the summer. My theory is I will get a few to grow. We have a very large yard to permanently plant walnut trees so my hopes are high.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

🤞 good luck!!

[@MissBdmay]

My son and his daddy found a walnut with a little sprout coming out in our garden (from our neighbors tree). Threw it in some soil and oh my gosh it is growing so fast! Withing 2 weeks it's gone from the tiniest little piece sticking out to a little over a foot tall. It's growing so quickly!

[@PJski]

Really cool to see - for a change - an attempt that ultimately didn't turn out as hoped for. Glad you uploaded this, despite the final result. Appreciate it.

[@terryjones8588]

Jimmy, last fall I picked up a bunch of black walnuts from under my tree. I threw the seeds, hucks and all, into a bucket and leaves from the tree fell in the bucket and covered the seeds. I just noticed I have about 20 little saplings. I literally did nothing to encourage these nuts to grow saplings. I gathered the nuts so they would not hurt my mower and not for the purpose of saplings. This is the second year I have had this happen. Next week I am going to transplant the seedlings and see what happens. The mother tree came from some black walnuts I just threw on the ground about 15 years ago. I live in S.E. Oklahoma. Zone 7B.

[@wthomas5697]

I grabbed about fifty black walnut seeds from my neighbor's tree and did the thing of sticking them in a bucket of water and knocking off the husks with a paddle bit on a drill. Four of the seeds floated whereas most of them sunk. I took the four seeds, stuck them in a bag with some potting soil and stuck them in the fridge for four months starting in November. When I took them out there was no sign of growth on any of them. Disappointed, I decided to throw them all in the ground together anyway. To my surprise, about a month later, they all sprouted. So I dug them up and relocated each one of them. They're all growing at different rates in their respective locations but they all look pretty healthy. I guess this is their second summer coming up if I'm not mistaken. The tallest one is maybe sixteen inches at this point. Now I'm trying to figure out how and when to prune them. Pretty fun to see them growing like that.

[@ryancoody7069]

I believe the sinkers are supposed to be the viable seeds

[@wthomas5697]

Oh, maybe that's what happened. I forget. I knew it was one of those two things, heh, heh. @@ryancoody7069

[@SgtJohnRemairez]

Very cool. I have a Black Walnut tree in my backyard in the middle of Chicago lol. I thought it was cool when I learned that Black Walnut is native to US and has a different taste to regular walnuts. My dad always makes brownies with the regular nuts so Ill try the ones from my backyard. I want to try to grow one aswell, especially since I heard there's some sort of blight or beetle killing these trees. I hope the tree doesn't go extinct. Sadly my yard is too small to even find a spot to grow one of these. Also I thought it was funny how after all these years of those annoying balls landing in the yard, I had no idea they were edible nuts inside.

[@doncarmack5132]

That tree still could have made it, if you would have just not torn it out if the ground, trees are amazing creatures they will find a way, if it’s got ANY GREEN on it anywhere it will still make it, it might be next year but it will make it

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Really? Wow hmmm i'm colourblind but ill ask for colour checks on the next trees thanks for sharing 🙏🙏🤙

[@bdarabians]

You couldn't pull it because it was still alive. If you give a plant a gentle tug and it's not coming out of the soil -- leave it, as it very well may grow back in spring. I probably would not have cut the stem (it was still very much alive). But, it can still come back if you still have it. Young trees go into dormancy early if they have any stressors. It's preserving itself basically.

[@lorettaanderson8216]

I found a recipe in Jerry bakers gardening book years ago about powderery mildew , I remember a little dawn and water in a spray bottle , it worked great on my Jacobs coat roses

[@sn1482]

Hi do you know what kind of fertilizer is good for black walnut . Thank you

[@africanmarty]

Where are your cannabis videos ? Why did you remove them ?

[@Scare_D_Cat]

Glad to see another video!! 🎉🎉❤❤. Love this channel. Can’t wait to see what’s next😊

[@JimmyBHarvests]

🫶🏻🫶🏻🙏

[@DerogatoryMess]

3:16 it outgrew the pot already, have the same problem now. it grows to fast for small containers and uses up all the water and food way to fast

[@Karoline_g]

Just a thought - not that this will help with the walnuts themselves, but you mentioned how tiny the spruce were by comparison. I’d always heard that black walnuts leach something into the soil which inhibits growth of other plants. So if you were hoping to get anything out of the spruce, they probably shouldn’t have been in the same pot.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Good thought! That chemical is 'juglone'.. I've seen some stuff online saying its harmful and that is the common knowledge, but I've also seen some stuff saying it is a myth. Not sure what to believe!

[@Karoline_g]

@@JimmyBHarvests sounds like the answer is to plant some spruce trees without the black walnut and see if they grow any faster😁

[@deecee2837]

Jugalone inhibits the growth of some plants - including some garden plants (tomatoes, for example), while other plants are not affected.

[@Run4Ever77]

​@@JimmyBHarvestsit is definitely true, and not a myth.

[@JDBurnZ3]

Any updates on your next attempt at growing walnut trees?

[@Fairhelen]

Squirrels plant these all over our property. The seedling trees grow extremely fast and are often impossible to pull out and I have to cut them. I’ve never known how black walnut looked like until this video. They stink so badly. Not sure if I want to keep any, but I admit the 100 year old tree your grandfather has is magnificent. Thank you for sharing this negative experience - will know hydrogen peroxide is not safe at all.

[@chainsaw5524]

You asked for tips. Although this is obvious, I will share. You could not pull the tree out of the bucket. You should have dumped the bucket of dirt. It would have been nice to see the tap root and it the bucket was too shallow.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

💯 % agreed. There were some baby spruce in the same pot, so i didnt want to dump everything.

[@CringeOMusic]

hey! love ur videos❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 what ever happened to your experiment on the smelly greens plant? i think it was an experiment with how many leaves were best for propogation? wondering what the results were i don't remember haha!!!! loving it's awesome to see quality getting better sounds like new mic🤩❤️‍🔥✨🍄💎

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Super appreciated!! We've gone from doing everything on an iphone to now borrowing my wife's mic 😂😂 I deleted all cannabis related content recently so that youtube would remonetize my account. Unfortunately not all plants are allowed here. The propagation race you are referencing had little differences between the number of leaves. Transparent jar worked best, as do cuttings from closer to the initial/primary stem of the plant. Beyond that, i would reco clonex and some aeration as a best in class way to do it. Aeration example with peppers here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3K9hq2dhrKXla8

[@CringeOMusic]

@@JimmyBHarvests is so insane they won't let you make videos about a PLANT that grow OUTSIDE like insane but omg thank you so so much!!!!! i really appreciate you getting back with the answers to my questions that is super awesome of you. but yes i have learning many tips from your channel haha thank you so much!!❤️‍🔥✨🍄

[@bigtomatoplantslover6205]

Wow beautiful Planting ^^ Include Like 35, I leave 3 presents. Have a good relationship. My friend, always stay Connected~~

[@Davpmars]

Do you have an idea who i could talk to about the value of the trees once they are fully mature?

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Your local isa certified arborist is probably a good start. Maybe the r/arborists subreddit could help or point you in the right direction

[@bengt-erikandersson6276]

There was nothing wrong with that plant It had only closed for the winter and had surely sprouted in the spring. i have given away plants that have been thrown away in the fall because they have said that the plant has died when it has lost its leaves and that has not been true. there was nothing wrong with the stem on your pkanta and in the first year they may lose their leaves early.❤

[@megalepivolos]

long time no see you but now you are back and with excellent video my friend.You were growing a walnut tree .Very interesting i already have a smal tree of avocado in my garden.Wish you better luck in next grow,but you did great job

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Hope you're doing well V! An avocado is a great choice! Is it mature enough that it is producing fruits for you? Super cool

[@megalepivolos]

@@JimmyBHarvests stil early to say but i tried and was not expecting but it grows maybe in 2 or 3 years i will have some fruit,and i also have a grenade plant it also need time.But i like your videos stay strong and bring more

[@Daddyfarmer420]

Just wondering what happened to your cannabis grow vids?

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Despite following the community guidelines as they are written, my channel was demonetized. Only way to restore it was to self censor and remove the cannabis related content. This platform is censorship heavy.

[@mysteryman4710]

Can i use MSG as fertilizer for plants? Please explain

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Madison Square Garden?

[@mysteryman4710]

@@JimmyBHarvests Monosodium glutamate

[@darkzombiegenetics]

Hey did you delete your cannibas experiment videos I can’t find them.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Yeah bro, theyve all been deleted. All of my content was demonetized, so i chose to self-censor in order to get things reinstated.

[@danielriley3618]

Did you see better germination by planting them directly outside the following season?

[@teckniqqque]

What happened to growing the zaza

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Channel was demonetized until i self censored and removed that content

[@teckniqqque]

@@JimmyBHarvests that sucks, i really enjoyed those vids too

[@kyled2209]

I think it came out of the ground, saw the buildings outside. Then just killed itself.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

😂😂

[@GrayFrogg]

"What not to do"

[@JimmyBHarvests]

💯

[@212art]

Noooo don’t cut it, It’s at its end of the its 1st life cycle it’ll regrow bigger and stronger the next year. Haha don’t sweat it I made the same mistake but I notice the roots were fine and the trunk wasn’t dying out so I replanted it and it was fine now’s it’s a 20ft behemoth making me nuts (haha) and shade all at the same time….

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Live and learn I guess 🥲 Best of luck with your new tree!

[@friendoftellus5741]

😮😢