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Black Walnut Name:           Common: Black Walnut
                      Scientific: Juglans nigra

Leaf:        Type: Compound
                 1.Form: Ovate
                 2.Apex: Bristle-Pointed
                 3.Margin: Toothed or Serrate
                 4.Base: Rounded
                Venation: Pinnate
                Arrangement: Alternate


Black Walnut Flower:       
        Description:    Female- Clusters, white, 2 to 4 inches
                                 Male- Catkins, white, 2 to 4 inches
Fruit:
        Description: Large, green-brownish color, smooth, rounded, hard shell, edible, 1 ½ to 2 inches in diameter   

Twig: Ashy-gray buds, chambered pith, brown, and stout

Bark: Dark to light brown, narrow, vertical ridges, single

Black Walnut Form: Open crown, large tree, straight trunk, 50-75 ft. high

Discussion:

Uses: Furniture, cabinetry, gun-stocks, interior detailing, hand tools, highest grade veneer,  ply wood paneling, and nuts for food


Spring Leaves Origin (location): North America

Distribution: Mass. To Florida, west to Minnesota & Texas; Zone:4 to 9

Map: #13

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