black walnut

Juglans nigra

Summary 1

The Eastern Black walnut (Juglans nigra) is a species of flowering tree in the hickory family, Juglandaceae, that is native to eastern North America. It grows mostly in riparian zones, from southern Ontario, west to southeast South Dakota, south to Georgia, northern Florida and southwest to central Texas. Isolated wild trees in the Upper Ottawa Valley may be an isolated native population or may have derived from planted trees.

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iNat Map

Habitat moisture mesic/medium
Leaves compound
Temperature preference warm valleys/south slopes