Juglans nigra Walnut Back To List Description: Juglans nigra, also known as Black Walnut is a vigorous, large, deciduous, broad-crowned tree. The foliage, which is fragrant when crushed, is large, oblong and purple-green when young, turning to green in the summer and then yellow, bronze in the autumn. The tree’s seeds are edible and making them useful in confectionery. They are, however, not as easy to extract as those of the common walnut (Juglans regia). History: Native to the Eastern and Central United States, Juglans nigra has been in cultivation since 1686. Received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Juglans Growing Tips: The walnut family like deep, well drained soil and full sun or partial shade. Height and Spread (after 20 years): 9m x 7m Attributes Deciduous Growth rate: Fast Leaf colour: GreenL Size: Large Flowering month: May Tree shape: Standard Award-winning Open space planting Needs well-draining site Do not prune Attractive bark Fruit for wildlife Scented foliage Prefers full sun Back To List Find a local stockist by selecting your county: Select a CountyAberdeenshireAngusArgyllshireAvonAyrshireBedfordshireBerkshireBristolBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionChannel IslandsCheshireClwydConwyCornwallCumbriaDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDumfriesshireDunbartonshireDurhamEast LothianEast SussexEssexFifeGlamorganGloucestershireGwentGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHumbersideInverness-shireIsle of ManKentLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonLondonderryManchesterMerionethMerseysideMid GlamorganMiddlesexMidlothianMonmouthshireMontgomeryshireMorayshireNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRoxburghshireRutlandShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreyTaysideTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest LothianWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireYorkshire Search Discover these similar varieties… Juglans regia Walnut Aromatic leaves, bronze when young, later dark grey. Yellow-green male and female catkins. Edible nuts. Full Details
Juglans regia Walnut Aromatic leaves, bronze when young, later dark grey. Yellow-green male and female catkins. Edible nuts. Full Details