Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
Deciduous-Trees
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Juglans nigra Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Juglans nigra |
| Common Name: | black walnut |
| Family: | Juglandaceae |
| Suggested Uses: | not an ornamental or landscape tree |
| Characteristics | |
| Plant Form: | large tree |
| Height: | 50 - 75 feet tall |
| Foliage: | alternate, serrate, deciduous, pinnately compound leaf with up to 23 leaflets pubescent under leaflet big leaf scar fragrant when crushed |
| Fruit: | light green nuts are 1.5 to 2 inches thick |
| Bark: | dark brown to grayish black narrow ridges and furrows |
| Environment | |
| Water: | some drought tolerance |
| Soil: | prefers slightly acidic soils |
| USDA Zone: | zones 4 - 9 |
| Additional Notes: | wood is valuable and is used for cabinets and furniture tree does not usually have limbs until about halfway up the trunk develops an extensive taproot and is difficult to transplant |
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