db wrote on Nov 5^th, 2007 at 9:24am:

I have what I believe is a black walnut next to my driveway. It's a candidate for removal. If three nuts are left on the ground for more than a day I think the squirrels are not doing their job. So inside those green "golf balls" is a walnut like the ones I crack at Christmas? How/when should I be harvesting?

A black walnut is the kind of nut you would need a bench vice to crack.  An English walnut is something that you can crack with your hand and is the kind of nut you would likely eat around Christmas.

Anyone have "chinkapin" oaks around your neighborhood.  The nut is an extremely small acorn and can be eaten either raw or roasted.  Quite tasty!  But it does take quite a few to make a dozen.  ;)

dd