Juglans hindsii

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Juglans hindsii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Juglans hindsii, sarg. (I. californica var. hindsii, Jepson). Rounded-headed tree, 30-40, occasionally to 75 ft. high, with tall trunk: branchlets densely pubescent at first: petioles villous; lfts. 15-19, usually 19, ovate- lanceolate to lanceolate, long-acuminate, usually rounded at the base, coarsely serrate, pubescent beneath on the midrib and veins, 2 ½ -4in. long: stamens 30-40: fr. globose, l ¼ -2 in. across, soft- pubescent; nut nearly globose, faintly grooved, with thick walls. cent. calif. S.S. 7:337J figs. 5-8. Gn. 49, p. 278.—A graceful ornamental tree often planted as a street tree in calif, and used as stock for grafting varieties of the English walnut. The nut is of good quality, but rather small. var. quercina, Sarg. (J. californica quercina, Babcock. J. quercifolia, Pierce). An abnormal form with 1-5 lfts., usually 3, short-stalked or sessile, broadly ovate to oblong, obtuse or emarginate, serrate or entire, 1/2-2 in. long. Jepson, silv. calif., pp. 51-3. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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