Black Walnut (1-2' seedling)
Latin Name: Juglans nigra. Family: Juglanaceae (Walnut)
USDA hardiness zone: 4
Growth habit: Tall tree
Mature size: 498ftx65ft
Native range: Eastern North America
Preferred habitat: Well drained soil, full sun, dry forests, sandy sites, pasture
Pollinators: Wind
Edible parts: Nuts
Uses and functions: Nuts, sap for syrup, hulls used in medicine as antiparasitic, black dye
Fast growing, canopy tree growing to enormous size and width. Good for the northern edges of fields, where it will cast minimal shade on the site. Note that walnuts are strongly allelopathic, and may limit the success of other non-compatible plants in their root zone.
Latin Name: Juglans nigra. Family: Juglanaceae (Walnut)
USDA hardiness zone: 4
Growth habit: Tall tree
Mature size: 498ftx65ft
Native range: Eastern North America
Preferred habitat: Well drained soil, full sun, dry forests, sandy sites, pasture
Pollinators: Wind
Edible parts: Nuts
Uses and functions: Nuts, sap for syrup, hulls used in medicine as antiparasitic, black dye
Fast growing, canopy tree growing to enormous size and width. Good for the northern edges of fields, where it will cast minimal shade on the site. Note that walnuts are strongly allelopathic, and may limit the success of other non-compatible plants in their root zone.
Latin Name: Juglans nigra. Family: Juglanaceae (Walnut)
USDA hardiness zone: 4
Growth habit: Tall tree
Mature size: 498ftx65ft
Native range: Eastern North America
Preferred habitat: Well drained soil, full sun, dry forests, sandy sites, pasture
Pollinators: Wind
Edible parts: Nuts
Uses and functions: Nuts, sap for syrup, hulls used in medicine as antiparasitic, black dye
Fast growing, canopy tree growing to enormous size and width. Good for the northern edges of fields, where it will cast minimal shade on the site. Note that walnuts are strongly allelopathic, and may limit the success of other non-compatible plants in their root zone.
