You have Persian walnuts ? You are very lucky as they are the most wonderful productive tree that will produce an increasing amount of nuts every year and all you have to do is pick them up . I have eight
trees and love them .
I also grow blackcurrent and black berries underneath .
Apart from thinning them and using that wood in a hugel as it rots I suspect any allopathic effect may be muted
After a couple of hundred years these trees will be worth a lot as the wood is in great demand for carving furniture laminates etc are you sure you want to cut them down
David
Ps current price for walnuts in shell is about 5euro a kilo :-) plus if certified organic ,28 euro a kilo kernels organic !
Living in Anjou , France,
For the many not for the few
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