Phisherman wrote in
:

I hear that walnut is toxic all the time. Yet, my parents had 70-foot
walnut trees in the backyard and grew all sorts of flowers and
vegetables under them. However, the trees are messy and the fruit
stained the concrete patio. I heard that walnut sawdust should not be
used in horse stables.

On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:55:55 GMT, max wrote:

Walnut is toxic. It is not good for the micro organisms in the soil,
for the worms, for horses, for anything. I agree, don't use walnut or
redwood. Redwood has a chemical in it that retards growth for stuff
that is not redwood.
max


And redwood bark is used for mulch in California all of the time as well.

I was just saying that there are some places where the plant/sawdust
characterisitcs are desireable. It breaks down over time.

And because I like to use walnut for furniture projects, it's nice to have
somewhere to use the chips & sawdust. Like paths & such.

Patriarch