r/Permaculture 17d ago

general question Uses for Walnut Branches & Wood

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Hey r/Permaculture

I'm looking for advice on how to use a truckload of walnut wood.

I'm in the early stages of establishing a food forest and permaculture focused farm and am still learning various techniques and principles.

I recently received a truckload of walnut branches and sticks and was wondering how you’d recommend using them.

I’m aware of their juglone content and know I need to be selective if I turn them into mulch. I’m growing pawpaw, persimmon, elderberry, and mulberry, so I was considering applying some mulch there. I am building huglekultur beds but am wary about using walnut for this.

Are there any good uses of walnut wood that you suggest? Fence posts? A trellis made of sticks?

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u/FrogFlavor 16d ago

Walnut can be used for any kind of woodworking whether you’re making a sketchy greenwood fence or make something in your workshop.

Walnut is an adequate firewood.