Black Walnut - XL
Single Tree | Size: 4-5’
Black Walnut - (Juglans nigra)
Native to our area. Mature Height: 100’. Tolerates sun, to partial shade in mesic, acid-based soils and sandy to clay loams, of moist forests and bottomlands. Produces walnuts which are browsed by squirrels and other mammals; Prized wood used for veneer and furniture; nuts are foraged or cropped by humans.
Single Tree | Size: 4-5’
Black Walnut - (Juglans nigra)
Native to our area. Mature Height: 100’. Tolerates sun, to partial shade in mesic, acid-based soils and sandy to clay loams, of moist forests and bottomlands. Produces walnuts which are browsed by squirrels and other mammals; Prized wood used for veneer and furniture; nuts are foraged or cropped by humans.
Single Tree | Size: 4-5’
Black Walnut - (Juglans nigra)
Native to our area. Mature Height: 100’. Tolerates sun, to partial shade in mesic, acid-based soils and sandy to clay loams, of moist forests and bottomlands. Produces walnuts which are browsed by squirrels and other mammals; Prized wood used for veneer and furniture; nuts are foraged or cropped by humans.
Light Requirement: sun, partial shade
Soils: mesic soils, sandy to clay loams, acid-based soils, calcareous soils
Habitat: moist forests and bottomlands
Flower Color: yellow, green, brown
Fruit: nut enclosed in a green husk
Bloom Time: spring
Deciduous Tree
Other Names: Eastern Black Walnut
Native to our area
Range: western Massachusetts to northwest Florida, west to southern Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, western Oklahoma and central Texas
Typical Mature Height: 100 feet
Wildlife Value: walnuts are eaten by squirrels and other mammals; used by moth larvae
Uses: prized wood for veneer and furniture; juglone chemical is used as a pesticide; husks are used to make dye