What climber will grow directly under a walnut tree?

Trish Stretton

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Hi, Last year I got my old wire back fence replaced with a wooden one and stapled my favourite trellis- concrete re-enforcing mesh up and then planted an Iceberg rose.....it isnt doing too well and I am going to have to dig it up and plant it somewhere else.

The walnut tree is in the neighbor's yard, not that I would want to cut it down if it was on my side cos it does give alot of nice nuts....The neighbor's nuts, I call them....many play upon words. lol

I'd really like something to grow up the trellis here but just dont know what will handle being under a walnut tree.
Any ideas?
 

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Not sure ANYTHING will grow under a walnut tree. I forget the chemical compound walnuts produce but it stops most things rom growing under them.
 

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That toxic product is Juglone. It kills certain plants but doesn't harm others. You can google "juglone tolerant plants" to get a list.

Are you talking about a black walnut or an English walnut? Different trees in the walnut family produce juglone, if my memory is right pecans and hickories do. But Black walnuts produce the most juglone. Not sure where English walnuts are on that list.
 

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That toxic product is Juglone. It kills certain plants but doesn't harm others. You can google "juglone tolerant plants" to get a list.

Are you talking about a black walnut or an English walnut? Different trees in the walnut family produce juglone, if my memory is right pecans and hickories do. But Black walnuts produce the most juglone. Not sure where English walnuts are on that list.

not as much, but i can't find any specific comparison charts between the various trees.
 

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That toxic product is Juglone. It kills certain plants but doesn't harm others. You can google "juglone tolerant plants" to get a list.

Are you talking about a black walnut or an English walnut? Different trees in the walnut family produce juglone, if my memory is right pecans and hickories do. But Black walnuts produce the most juglone. Not sure where English walnuts are on that list.
Thanks Ridgerunner
 

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And since black walnuts are indigenous to US, I bet it is an English Walnut growing in Trish's neighborhood.
 

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Plants Tolerant of Juglone

Common Name

Botanical Name

Actinida, bower Actinidia arguta
Ajuga Ajugia pyramidalis
Alumroot Heuchera sp.
Anemone Anemone apennia
Bean (lima, snap) Phaseolus sp.
Beet Beta vulgaris
Bellwort Uvalaria sp.
Bluegrass, Kentucky Poa pratensis
Burning Bush Euonymus alatus
Carrot, wild Daucus carota
Catalpa, southern Catalpa bignonioides
Cedar, eastern Red Juniperus virginiana
Cherry, sour Prunus cerasus
Chickweed Stellaria media
Clematis Clematis sp.
Corn, sweet Zea mays
Creeping Charlie (ground ivy) Glechoma hederacea
Cyclamen Cyclamen persicum
Daffodil Narrcissus pseudonarcissus
Daisy, shasta Leucanthemum sp.
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale
Daylily Hemerocallis sp.
Elm Ulmus sp.
Euonymus, winged ‘Gaiety’ Euonymus alatus ‘Gaiety’
Fern, Christmas Polystichum sp.
Fern, lady Bulbinopsis bulbosa
Fescue Festuca sp.
Forsythia Forsythia sp.
Grape Vitis sp.
Grass, orchard Dactylis glomerata
Grass, redtop… Agrostis gigantea
Hawthorn Crataegus sp.
Hemlock Tsuga sp.
Hemlock, poison Conium maculatum
Hickory Carya sp.
Honeysuckle Lonicera sp.
Hosta Hosta sp.
Hydrangea, wild Hydrangea sp.
Iris Iris x germanica
Jack-in-the-pulpit Arissema triphyllum
Juniper Juniperus sp.
Juniper, Arcadia Juniperus arcadia
Lilac Syringa sp.
Liriope Liriope sp.
Locust, black Robinia pseudoacacia
Maples, most types Acer sp.
May Apple Podophyllum emodi
Meadow Rue Thalictrum sp.
Mock Orange Philadelphus sp.
Narcissus Narcissus sp.
Nightshade Solanym aviculare
Oak Quercus sp.
Olive, autumn Elaeagnus umbellata
Onion Allium cepa
Ostrich Fern Maltcuria struthiopteris
Pachysandra Pachysandra sp.
Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Pawpaw Asimina sp.
Periwinkle (myrtle) Vinca minor
Persimmon Diospyros virginiana
Phlox Phlox sp.
Poison Ivy Rhus radicans
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Quince Pseudocydonia oblonga
Raspberry, black Rubus occidentalis
Redbud Cercis canadensis
Rose, wild Rosa sp.
Solomon’s Seal Polygonatum odoratum
Soybean Glycine max.
Speedwell, creeping Veronica filiformis
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis
Timothy Phleum pratense
Trillium Trillium sp.
Violet, dogtooth (Trout lily) Erythronium americanum
Viburnum Viburnum sp.
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Walnut Juglans sp.
Wheat Triticum sp.
White Clover Trifolium repens
Wood Sorel, creeping Oxalis corniculata
Zinnia Zinnia elega
 
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