Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Now is the time to collect walnut and butternut seeds for planting this fall ...

Q: We have had a number of high winds and hard rains this summer and I see that a large number of big walnut trees in my area have lost good-sized branches. Other trees like maples and poplars lost ...

<P> The sky rained walnuts a couple of weeks ago in the Swan Point community in Issue and last weekend kids who live in the neighborhood spent the day harvesting the nuts for later planting in ...

OROVILLE — For the first time, walnuts rose to No. 1 in the top economic crops in Butte County, beating out rice in 2011 because of good prices to growers. Walnuts have been the favorite for new ...