Juglans nigra
Black Walnut Tree
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Common Name: Black Walnut
Latin Name: Juglans nigra
Soil: Moderately fertile, well-drained
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: May to June/Greenish yellow male catkins and inconspicuous female flowers.
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height/spread: 25m/15m
Fruit size/colour: The fruits are oval and 3-4 centimetres across, usually in pairs. The outer slightly soft coat, which is called a husk or shuck, is shiny and green at first; it changes to dark brown when it is ripe. Inside this is one seed, the walnut, which has a white kernel when it is fresh.
A handsome walnut with large, pinnate leaves and deeply furrowed bark, which is brown on a young tree and black on an old one, hence its common name. The leaves are held in handsome sprays and are a good rich shiny green, turning yellow in the autumn, though the colour may not be long-lasting.