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Name: Jack S.
Status: other
Age: 40s
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Date: 1999-2001
Question:
I would like to plant an Autumn Glory Maple tree in the same spot that I cut down a dead walnut tree. Will the poison Juglone from the walnut tree kill the maple, inhibit its growth or affect it?

Replies:
Are there trees immune or unaffected by Juglone? What are they?

The following page appears to answer your questions:

http://www.ppdl.purdue.edu/ppdl/expert/Juglone.html

Anthony R. Brach, Ph.D


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