|
Juglans cinerea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
||
|
A PLANTS profile of Juglans cinerea (butternut) from the USDA PLANTS database ... Juglans cinerea L. butternut; ... Images: Juglans cinerea L.
|
||
|
silvics of north america, juglans cinerea, new england states, northwestern south carolina, hardwood forests, walnut family, northern mississippi, white walnut, grained wood, northern georgia, northern alabama, butternut, virginia north, central iowa, western maryland, new brunswick, root system, maryland virginia, ...
|
||
|
Other common names for the Juglans cinerea tree are white walnut, demon walnut and oilnut. Butternut trees are native to the United States. They are slow growing and seldom live more than 75 years. Butternut trees are being killed off by Butternut canker.
|
||
|
Whole tree Jump to: Bark Twig Leaf Fruit ... Juglans cinerea ; Family: Juglandaceae; Common name: butternut; Synonym(s): white walnut; View images, U.S. range map, and classification at PLANTS.USDA.GOV; ... Juglans cinerea - Whole tree - butternut...
|
||
|
SPECIES: Juglans cinerea ... References for species: Juglans cinerea ... AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : Coladonato, Milo 1991. Juglans cinerea. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer).
|
||
|
Similar to the familiar Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) but smaller, with more elongate fruits, dark brown pith (light brown for Black Walnut), and paler bark. The fragrant leaves have a distinctive walnut odor similar to that of Black Walnut.
|
||
|
Butternut (Juglans cinerea), also called white walnut or oilnut, grows rapidly on well-drained soils of hillsides and streambanks in mixed hardwood forests. This small to medium-sized tree is short lived, seldom reaching the age of 75. Butternut is more valued for its nuts than for lumber.
|
||
|
Habit and Form ... native to eastern half of United States ... hardy to zone 3...
|
||
|
|
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.