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Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)

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    Credit: Christian Fischer. | Own picture, made in north-eastern Lower Saxony, Germany. | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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    Credit: Christian Fischer. | Own picture, made in north-eastern Lower Saxony, Germany. | License: PD
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    Credit: Christian Fischer. | Own picture, made in north-eastern Lower Saxony, Germany. | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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    Credit: Christian Fischer. | Own picture, made in north-eastern Lower Saxony, Germany. | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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    Credit: Christian Fischer. | Own picture, made in north-eastern Lower Saxony, Germany. | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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    Credit: Christian Fischer. | Own picture, made in north-eastern Lower Saxony, Germany. | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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    Credit: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). Location credit to the Chanticleer Garden. | Own Picture | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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    Credit: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). Location credit to the Chanticleer Garden. | Own Picture | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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    Credit: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). Location credit to the Chanticleer Garden. | Own Picture | License: PD
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    Credit: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). Location credit to the Chanticleer Garden. | Own Picture | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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    Credit: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). Location credit to the Chanticleer Garden. | Own Picture | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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Juglans Nigra, or more commonly know as Black Walnut, is a tree with green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Juglans. It has a rapid growth rate and a height of 100 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring, blooms during late spring and is intolerant of shade. Juglans Nigra or Black Walnut's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Juglans
  • Family: Juglandaceae
  • Order: Juglandales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Tree
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FACU
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACU) 2(FACU) 3(FACU) 4(FACU) 5(FACU) 6(FACU)
  • Active Growth Period: Spring
  • Allelopath: Yes
  • Bloat: None
  • C:N Ratio: High
  • Coppice Potential: No
  • Fall Conspicuous: No
  • Fire Resistance: No
  • Flower Color: Yellow
  • Flower Conspicuous: No
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Foliage Porosity Summer: Porous
  • Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
  • Foliage Texture: Medium
  • Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
  • Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: Yes
  • Growth Form: Single Stem
  • Growth Rate: Rapid
  • Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 35
  • Height Mature (feet): 100
  • Leaf Retention: No
  • Lifespan: Moderate
  • Low Growing Grass: No
  • Resprout Ability: Yes
  • Shape and Orientation: Erect
  • Toxicity: Slight
  • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: No
  • Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
  • Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
  • Anaerobic Tolerance: None
  • CaCO3 Tolerance: High
  • Cold Stratification Required: No
  • Drought Tolerance: Low
  • Fertility Requirement: High
  • Fire Tolerance: High
  • Frost Free Days Minimum: 170
  • Hedge Tolerance: None
  • Moisture Use: High
  • pH (Minimum): 5.5
  • pH (Maximum): 8
  • Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 100
  • Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 800
  • Precipitation (Minimum): 30
  • Precipitation (Maximum): 60
  • Root Depth Minimum (inches): 40
  • Salinity Tolerance: None
  • Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
  • Temperature Minimum (°F): -28
  • Bloom Period: Late Spring
  • Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
  • Fruit/Seed Abundance: Low
  • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Fall
  • Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
  • Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
  • Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
  • Propagated by Bulbs: No
  • Propagated by Container: Yes
  • Propagated by Corms: No
  • Propagated by Cuttings: No
  • Propagated by Seed: Yes
  • Propagated by Sod: No
  • Propagated by Sprigs: No
  • Propagated by Tubers: No
  • Seed per Pound: 40
  • Seed Spread Rate: Slow
  • Seedling Vigor: High
  • Small Grain: No
  • Vegetative Spread Rate: None