Many years ago I purchased an electric cement mixer from Harbor Freight(very inexpensive). I used it to remove the husks from black walnuts - it worked great. I am going to try it on Butternuts.
I thought about that or I've seen a pressure washer used but didn't have either one at my disposal. Probably putting some crushed A stone in would work great. Let me know how it works!
We have an old little 50 gallon cement mixer we use for butter nuts. We let the husks get mostly brown put them in the mixer with a couple potato size rocks to help and spray the hose in for some water, then dump them and the slurry out and spray away the black goo, works nice 👍
You’re lucky to have those my last one that I used to harvest from got taken down about three years ago. those sure crack out a lot nicer than black walnuts do
These are my favorite tree😍😍😍....i only came accross a few and recently in 2020 i was driving mt old jeep...then i saw one in full bloom...and picked some fruits off it haha😂😂
Gosh, pecans are so much easier, but yeah, I know they don't grow anywhere near that far north. Glad to hear the butternut species is recovering from blight.
Glad to hear they may be making a recovery in some places. Here in NJ they are near extinct I think as I haven't seen a single one for 5 years of looking amongst the gazillions of Black Walnut we have.
Many years ago I purchased an electric cement mixer from Harbor Freight(very inexpensive). I used it to remove the husks from black walnuts - it worked great. I am going to try it on Butternuts.
I thought about that or I've seen a pressure washer used but didn't have either one at my disposal. Probably putting some crushed A stone in would work great. Let me know how it works!
We have an old little 50 gallon cement mixer we use for butter nuts. We let the husks get mostly brown put them in the mixer with a couple potato size rocks to help and spray the hose in for some water, then dump them and the slurry out and spray away the black goo, works nice 👍
Beautiful butternut :) looks tasty :) thanks
You’re lucky to have those my last one that I used to harvest from got taken down about three years ago. those sure crack out a lot nicer than black walnuts do
Lots of Black Walnuts here in Pa, never seen a White Walnut, but I'll ask around. Thanks for Sharing
These are my favorite tree😍😍😍....i only came accross a few and recently in 2020 i was driving mt old jeep...then i saw one in full bloom...and picked some fruits off it haha😂😂
How about using a drill with a paint paddle on it in a 5 gal. bucket half full of water. Then stir til husk come off.
What about not cleaning the husks at all, just planting them whole as they are when gathered from under the tree?
Gosh, pecans are so much easier, but yeah, I know they don't grow anywhere near that far north. Glad to hear the butternut species is recovering from blight.
Glad to hear they may be making a recovery in some places. Here in NJ they are near extinct I think as I haven't seen a single one for 5 years of looking amongst the gazillions of Black Walnut we have.
I would like to grow the butternut from seeds, can you help me in receiving seeds ?
They're delicious
Pick them this fall & then crack them next fall. They come out real easy.
How is the husks Dye is it good like a black walnut Dye?
I'm wondering if a bucket with some water and rocks or abrasive stones would work.
Would a nutcracker work instead of a vice?
I have one in my hand now... haven't cleaned or cracked it... what nut does it taste like
They taste like a cross between black walnuts and pecans… man I miss them… my gramma used to make butternut pie for me… so yummy!
@@sillykitten1999my mom says my Grandma used to crack them
By hand and feed them to me by the dozen when I was younger.