I don't have a clue what it is... well, my only thought was that maybe it was an old black walnut thingy. I pulled this out of my son's jacket pocket. At first I thought it was a rock. Anybody know what it is? I told him I'd ask y'all here.
Harper
looks like a seed alrighty.. maybe fruit instead of nut??
Oh, man. I didn't tell you what size it is. It's probably 3" across. Tomorrow I'll post a pic of it next to a ruler.
Oh crap.. Not a fruit seed.. That's huge for a seed. Dude.. Way out of this newbies leagues..
Younger walnuts will be oblong like that.
Do the walnuts shrivel up like that too, Al?
It's a peach pit.
Jen, you sure?? I though the same thing but Harper said it's like three inches long.
It's definitely not a peach pit. I'll take a photo of it tomorrow in the daylight with a ruler.
That was my first thought before I even pulled up the thread and looking at it looks exactly like one. We have really big peaches here, I'll have to measure the pit next time I eat one. Was it 3" diameter??? If it's 3" LONG then I have no idea.
OOPs, I was typing while you were posting.
It's okay Jen! It's got a greenish, bumpy skin to it. I might cut it open. My son found it at his camp.
Yes, I grew up with walnuts in our yard - Note to others:Walnuts are not good trees to have IN your yard.
Did you get a few lumps on your head from walnuts Al? I have an Oak tree that wings acorns at me every fall and gives me lumps.
One lump or two?LOL
No, but if you didn't keep up with picking up the nuts in the fall they would make a mushy mess.
Lots and lots o' lumps!
Okay, I took a picture of it outside with a ruler. What was I thinking when I said it was 3"?? It's not quite 2". Well, maybe it shrank a little. It looks like it's turning more brown.
another view
Maybe it's an immature prune or something??? like before it changed colors?? That can shrivel right??
That's a walnut that just didn't develop fully.
Thanks Al. That's what I thought. Solved!
Harper, It may be what's left of my brain.
Eeeewwww. Does it rattle around in there? Kids driving you nuts? Why is your brain in such bad condition?
It looks like a butternut to me , we had one in our yard for years . It is in the juglone family same as walnuts.
laura
Oh, no! I was set on believing it was a black walnut. Now you've thrown me off course, LOL!
sorry, I think they are edible, when you crack them open you can see the resemblence to a walnut but w/ very little meat . My sons used to hit them out into the woods behind our house with a baseball bat . I could not grow vegtables in my back yard because of that juglone! last year a good stiff wind knocked it down I kind of miss it but I am looking forward to someday being able to have a veggie garden out back.
laura
It's okay. I was just teasing you. I know it's difficult to grow things under those trees. I think my son might hit his with a baseball bat too!
I was thinking butternut.
Two votes for butternut now... anyone for a third?
Thanks Oriole!! Nice name.
Okay... gotta find it first.
