young trees of th: named northern varieties of 
both walnut and pecan. 
I have had the pleasure of seeing many of 
these fruiting over a wide range of the Northern 
Nut Tree Territory. 
Nut tres live to be very old and attain great 
size, and should be planted 50 or 60 feet apart 
each way in orchard planting, requiring but few 
trees per acre, making the planting cost no more 
than for f.uit trees. 
When the head of a nut trze is once formed, 
no more pruning is necessary and as they are not 
bothered by insects, so commsn to fruit trees, 
spraying is not required. 
Nuts do not have to be gather2d as soon as 
ripe. Harvesting may be delayed to suit the con- 

Close up view of a six year old OHIO 
WALNUT tree. 

venience of the gatherer. Nuts are not perish- 
alle and may be k2pt during winter without pro- 
tection from cold, they may also be placed in 
cold storage and kept fresh during the following 
summer. 
BLACK WALNUT 
The black walnut is found growing in many 
parts of the United States as a natural forest 
t.ee, and has always been considered so common 
