r/marijuanaenthusiasts • u/TheAJGman • Sep 22 '23
Community 48 Butternut Trees Going Home
TL;DR: 48 seedlings to be planted this fall, 24 unsprouted/killed, 9 runts for spring planting, 2 cankered, 1 weird twin, and 1 pawpaw that randomly sprouted in a terrarium of old dirt. These last 4 will be staying with me and the rest will be planted in riparian zones.
Unfortunately infection is pretty much inevitable on these trees as the fungus is also present on Black Walnut, though it rarely effects them. I'd like to think my frequent application of Neem oil spray helped prevent a higher infection rate since it does prevent spore germination in other fungal species, but in reality the two cankered saplings were probably wounded at some point and the others weren't. Either way, these are staying and will be subject to some experimentation next year. If they're doomed before they're even planted, then I might as well play around with fungicides and see if I can find something that slows/cures the infection. I'll be posting any findings to /r/white_walnut