“Your plantation certainly is one of the best I’ve ever seen…..My comments for improvements are minor, especially compared to what I find in most other plantings….Pruning techniques are excellent……weed control is excellent……use of flexible poles is excellent”
Dr. Walter F. Beineke is professor emeritus, Purdue University, and developer/inventor of the patented genetically improved black walnut cultivars and international consultant on black walnut planting and care practices.
“I have seen trees ten years older than yours that are not as healthy…..this is excellent…..uniformity is excellent too”
Akhtar Khwaja is a PhD, CPSS/AG, CAC and President and CEO of K Laboratories Inc., a firm with over 30 years of consulting experience in black walnut tree soil and plant testing and fertilizer recommendations.
“I found the plantation to be in excellent condition…..pruning, staking and fertilizing are excellent…..proper site and soil selection is already evident….I would rate this plantation overall at this time in the top 5% of all walnut plantations I have seen”
Mark Bruick is the owner of Advanced Tree Technology, and an expert in grafting, planting and care of high value hardwoods.
"Your document management and record keeping is suburb. As a result, it is
quite likely that you are the first landowner in the nation to enroll and trade
carbon credits from a black walnut plantation."
Todd Parker, Delta Institute. "The Delta Institute ... partners with ...,
foresters and others to fight global warming and earn and sell greenhouse gas
emissions credits by adopting conservation practices ...."
