Tree Descriptions
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
| Height: |
60-70’ |
| Width:
| 50-70’ |
| Growth Rate: |
fast |
| Soil: |
sand, loam |
| Moisture: |
moist |
| Shade Tolerance: |
sun |
| Bloom Time: |
May |
| Flower Color: |
yellow-green |
| Uses: |
wildlife |
| Spacing: |
10’ x 10’ for timber, >12’ x 12’ for other
uses |
| Habitat: |
Prefers moist, well-drained sandy to loam soils and full sunlight. |
| Notes: |
Produces juglone which inhibits the growth of some other plants,
sensitive to site conditions, salt tolerant. |
Black walnut wood is very valuable for furniture and veneer. The tree
produces large nuts enclosed in a thick shell surrounded by a thick green
husk. Black walnut produces a substance that inhibits the growth of many
other species, including some ornamentals and garden vegetables. Black
walnut is a host plant for the caterpillar
of the long-tailed luna moth.
