Re:The Devil's Hair Dryer: Hell is other people, with leaf b...
by pvaldes on Sunday November 25, 2018 @04:07PM
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Normally to other plants, rarely for animals (see: poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac). In really extreme cases can be very dangerous even to burn it (but nobody has a manchineel in their garden). Walnut can poison the soil for a couple of years so is better put its fallen leaves on a isolated compost pile. It depends on the species and the chemistry of the soil.
Re:The Devil's Hair Dryer: Hell is other people, with leaf b...
by yesenadam on Sunday November 25, 2018 @04:17PM
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Wow, thank you, I had no idea. The walnut tree uses the poison to kill competitors, up to 20m away or more.
Black Walnut: The Killer Tree https://www.extension.iastate.edu/news/2005/jul/070701.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglone
"Juglone is occasionally used as a herbicide. Traditionally, ...has been used as a natural dye for clothing and fabrics...and as ink. ...has also found use as a coloring agent for foods and...hair dyes. ...is currently being studied for its anticancer properties"
How long have people been 'treating and removing' them? Presumably the leaves were tolerable while on the tree, yet poisonous. It doesn't seem to stop people planting them. (A lot of questions, but there are a lot of experts on here!)