Growing Plants Under Walnut Trees
Plants Known to Grow Well Under Black Walnut Trees
The
roots of Black Walnut produce a substance known as juglone. Plants
adversely affected by being grown near black walnut trees exhibit symptoms such
as foliar yellowing, wilting and eventually death.
The toxic zone from a mature tree occurs on average in a 50-60 foot radius from
the trunk.
Not all plants are sensitive to juglone. Plants grown by Great
Garden Plants that have been observed growing under or near Black Walnut
include:
TREES
Japanese Maples
SHRUBS
Euonymus
Hydrangea
Privet
Thuja
Viburnum
PERENNIALS
Ajuga
Daisies, Shasta
Dicentra
Ferns: Dryopteris, Osmunda
Geranium
Hellebores
Heuchera
Heucherella
Hosta
Phlox
Pulmonaria
Sedums
Viola
