When (how many inches tall?) should we transplant the black walnut seedlings that our squirrels have planted? What is the best time of the year to transplant them? Thanks!!! Russ

Greetings Russ:

You can transplant black walnut seedlings of any size and during any time of year. However, I strongly encourage you to transplant during early spring or late fall--I'm personally an advocate of spring planting/transplanting due to winter temperature extremes and dessication.

Just make sure you excavate as much of the original root system as possible :-)

Hello,

I was transplanting some black walnut seedlings that just germinated this spring. I cut the tap root on one, maybe lost about 40%. I planted it anyway. If it survives, will this have any problems down the road?

Thanks, Carole

Carole, If the seedling survives, the roots will grow enough new material to compensate. In fact, tree seedlings are often root pruned before planting.