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WHEN TO HARVEST:

October

SUSTAINABLE HARVESTING:

Collecting walnuts from the ground does not harm trees.

PRESERVING THE HARVEST:

Huskless, unshelled black walnuts may be stored at room temperature for two years. Extracted nutmeats are high in fats and oils that can turn rancid at room temperature, so they are best kept frozen. If vacuum-sealed first, they will last in the freezer for three years.

Left: walnut with tennis-ball like husk. Right: walnut with husk removed, then power washed. The brown nutshell has a corrugated surface.

Blueberry & Huckleberry

RANGE:

Widespread throughout the United States and Canada

HABITAT:

Many habitats, from wetlands to mountaintops. Best in sunny locations.

POSITIVE ID:

• Bush grows from 1–8′ tall with 1-1/2–3″ long, alternate, elliptical leaves.

• The pendant, bellshaped flowers are white and fragrant.

• Berries are powder blue to blue or black when ripe, except for the red huckleberry, whose berries are red to orange.

• Five-pointed starshaped pattern is on the bottom of the berry, a remnant of the blossom.