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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think I have a black walnut tree on my lot next to my cherry blossom tree. It seems to have come out of nowhere and grown twice the height of the other tree. It has a very narrow trunk and long thin branches with yellow orange fruit. Based on Google images it’s black walnut.

Now to the issue - it’s completely covering up the canopy of my cherry blossom since it’s growing so fast in every direction. How is this tree typically maintained? [/quote]

Black walnuts don't produce fruit. They have walnuts that grow in round green husks that lighten to almost yellow in the fall.

If the tree has orange fruit it is very likely an American Persimmon tree.

Both of these trees are native and excellent low maintenance trees for the region.  In addition to providing food for wildlife (and people if you are interested) they have exceptionally strong wood  and rarely drop branches or blow over. These are trees that can live for centuries.

If it is a black walnut tree it will produce a toxin from its roots that will kill some other trees/plants (such as azaleas),  but many native trees are immune and will thrive next to black walnut trees. (Including native black cherry trees.) If your flowering cherry is a Yoshino Cherry or similar it should also be resistant to a black walnut.[/quote]

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