Butternut
Juglans cinerea
Juglandaceae
Other names
White Walnut
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Native to the Finger Lakes Region, New Brunsw. to AR
Location
Mundy Wildflower Garden, Fischer Old-growth Forest, McLean Bogs, Ringwood Ponds, South Hill Swamp, Tarr-Young Preserve
Source of plant
Howard Pidduck
Description
Round-topped tree, reaching 40' to 60' in height, 30' to 50' in width, with a short, usually forked or crooked trunk and somewhat open, spreading crown of large hortizontal branches and stout, stiff branches. Relatively slow-growing. Seeds sweet, edible and very oily.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3
Special characteristics
food, other ethnobotanical uses
Status
L3|S4|G5