Black Walnut - XL

$15.00

Single Tree | Size: 3-4’

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: 3-4’

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