Juglans cinereaIndiana Native
Butternut

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Green (Late spring; yellow-green monoecious flowers: males are catkins while females are terminal spikes; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green, coarse textured pinnately compound summer foliage); Yellow (Fall color; not overwhelming)
 Stem Notes:
stout, pubescent or smooth
 Fruit Notes:
Green;black (Green immature nut; black mature nut)
 Ultimate Height:
40-60 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
30-50 feet
 Bloom Times:
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 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils; prefers moist, rich, bottomland soil
 Range:
Northeastern United States
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (10-20" long) are alternate and odd-pinnate compound with 11-19 (J. nigra has 15-23) oblong to lanceolate, pubescent leaflets, each 2-5" long. Glands are present on the lower side of the leaflets. Petioles have sticky hairs. The hard shelled nuts are 1.5-2.5" long and are more oblong than J. nigra. The paler bark is ridged and fissured, but less so than J. nigra.
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  Special Characteristics:
  • Food/Edible 80
  • Indiana Native 152
  • Notable Texture 277
  • Slow Growth Rate 266
  • Park Tree 38

    • Additional Information

    Juglans cinera is a large, rounded tree similar to, but overall smaller than the Black Walnut (Juglans nigra). It is not commonly grown for ornamental purposes. The nut, once one is able to crack the hard shell, is edible, sweet, oily, and buttery. Long tap root makes transplanting difficult. This species is valued for its wood and between overharvesting and losses from Butternut Canker (Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum), this species has become rare in its native habitat.

    5 Juglans cinerea found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    12014_00046*AMEIGS
    22014_00046*BMEIGS
    32014_00046*CMEIGS
    42014_00046*DMEIGS
    52022_15759*AHORTPARK

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