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Black walnut is susceptible to thousand cankers disease, which provoked a decline of walnut trees in some regions. Black walnut is allelopathic, releasing chemicals from its roots and other tissues that may harm other organisms and give the tree a competitive advantage, but there is no scientific consensus that this is a primary competitive factor.
Juglone itself was first isolated from black walnut in 1856, and was identified as the compound responsible for its allelopathic effects in 1881. [2] In 1921, a study observed that tomato plants near black walnut trees exhibited wilted leaves, suggesting an adverse interaction. [3]
Allelopathic interactions are an important factor in determining species distribution and abundance within plant communities, and are also thought to be important in the success of many invasive plants. For specific examples, see black walnut (Juglans nigra), tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima), black crowberry (Empetrum nigrum), spotted ...
For example, the black walnut tree has these chemicals in all its parts. This is why it is difficult to garden beneath a black walnut tree. More: Gardening tip: How to care for daylilies and spot ...
Myth: You Can't Grow Anything Near a Black Walnut Tree. Truth: While the roots of black walnut (Juglans nigra) do release an allelopathic chemical known as juglone that inhibits the growth of some ...
Thousand cankers is a recently described disease and its involvement in tree mortality apparently is also recent. The first published note involving black walnut die-offs that likely can be attributed to TCD occurred in the Espanola Valley of northern New Mexico in 2001.
Leaf spot Mycosphaerella juglandis Cylindrosporium juglandis [anamorph] Nectria canker Nectria galligena: Phytophthora root rot Phytophthora citricola Phytophthora cinnamomi. Seedling shoot dieback Phomopsis arnoldiae = Phomopsis elaeagni. Thousand cankers disease: Geosmithia fungus Walnut bunch Phytoplasma organism White mold Microstroma juglandis
“Eastern Black Walnut Tree is a beautiful shade tree with a very unique dark side–its root system produces a natural herbicide that hinders the growth of other plants surrounding it,” says ...