Juglans nigra

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Juglans nigra in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Juglans nigra, linn. black walnct. Fig. 2011. Lofty tree, to 150 ft., with rough brown bark and pubescent branchlets: lfts. 15-23, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, appressed-serrate, glabrous and somewhat shining above at length, pubescent beneath, 3-5 in. long: fr. usually 1-3 on a short stalk, 1 1/2-3 in. across, with papillose surface; nut thick-shelled, globular or somewhat depressed, strongly ridged. Mass, to Fla., west to Minn, and Texas. 8.8.7:333,334. Em. 211. G.C. II. 11:373; 26:617; 111.30:303. F.S.R. 3:210. H.W. 2, p. 182. U.S.N.C. 7, pp. 1-3. Gn. 27, pp. 269, 270. —J. ovoidea, Dode, is a form with ovoid pointed nuts. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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