Butternuts part 2

Brad Buchanan · Sep 25, 2012

It appears that there are quite a few people interested in getting some butternuts.

If you could send me an e-mail I would be happy to send some. put nuts or similar in the subject so that the spam thing won't zap it.

Please find the original thread below.

Brad
Butternut thread

El Toro · Sep 25, 2012

They look like Chestnuts to me. I have a Chestnut tree. My wife's parents had Chestnut trees. I never liked them. Do they have a tough green thorny shell? We had to use heavy work gloves for those shells. Hal

El Toro · Sep 25, 2012

Do they look like this Chestnut and shell? Hal

paul · Sep 25, 2012

Nope, nothing loke that.

They look like a black walnut and similar size, only more football, or almond, shaped.

They have a thin smooth green husk, similar to a black walnut. Probably a tad harder to get off.

The hard inner shell is _very_ hard and takes a good hammer to crack. VERY hard shell. The outside of the shell is very lacy looking, used for decorations and crafts by some.

They make a nice contrast to a black walnut taste, similar but different.

Last 2 years haven't gotten any butternuts, think we are down to one tree, used to have 3-4. We got 8-9 black walnuts, the squirrels cabn't even keep up, most are on the lawn, wife kinda hates them for obvious reasons with so many.

--->Paul

paul · Sep 25, 2012

The green husks can be removed with a hand-crank ear corn sheller, feed the black walnuts or butternuts through it, and most of that soft green husk comes off, leaving the hard shell to dry a bit.

--->Paul

DH in Carolina · Sep 25, 2012

They look like this.

bill mart · Sep 25, 2012

without the husks

bill mart · Sep 25, 2012

with the husks,not even close to a chestnut

buickanddeere · Sep 25, 2012

We like them enough to have planted 3 dozen butter nuts, Bart nuts and Heart Nuts saplings in 2007. Some trees are now starting to bear.

Dean · Sep 25, 2012

I'd love to have some, Brad.

I'll send an email from home later this evening.

Dean

tjdub · Sep 25, 2012

Hate to be a spoil sport, but the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirococcus_clavigignenti-juglandacearum">butternut disease</a> lives in the seeds. It's probably not a good idea to send them around since you might accidentally send them somewhere where the disease isn't established.

teddy52food · Sep 25, 2012

That is the stage where mine all disappear to the grey squirrils.

casenut1 · Sep 27, 2012

no. they have a green slightly sticky husk.

jim23377 · Sep 29, 2012

(quoted from post at 17:40:36 09/25/12) It appears that there are quite a few people interested in getting some butternuts.

If you could send me an e-mail I would be happy to send some. put nuts or similar in the subject so that the spam thing won't zap it.

Please find the original thread below.

Brad
Butternut thread

rad i cant message you for some reason. I would love to have a few butternuts. My grandfather had one in his yard when i was growing up. Here is my email address. Please send me a n email and i will send you my shipping address. [email protected]. thanks. James

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