25 Seeds x Black Walnut Tree Nut Seeds, Juglans nigra - Northern - Hardy to Zone 5 - by MySeeds.Co (25 Seeds)

Juglans nigra - Zones 5+ Juglans nigra, the eastern black walnut, a species of flowering tree in the walnut family, Juglandaceae, 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. Wild trees in the upper Ottawa Valley may be an isolated native population or may have derived from planted trees. The black walnut is a large deciduous tree attaining heights of 30–40 m (98–131 ft). Under forest competition, it develops a tall, clear trunk; the open-grown form has a short trunk and broad crown. The bark is grey-black and deeply furrowed. The pith of the twigs contains air spaces. The leaves are alternate, 30–60 cm (12–24 in) long, odd-pinnate with 15–23 leaflets, with the largest leaflets located in the center, 7–10 cm long and 2–3 cm broad. The male flowers are in drooping catkins 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in) long, the female flowers are terminal, in clusters of two to five, ripening during the autumn into a fruit (nut) with a brownish-green, semifleshy husk and a brown, corrugated nut. Characteristics Plant for Moist Soil Timber Tree Specimen Tree Wildlife Food Drought Tolerant Plant Edible Fruit or Nut Plant Fall Color Shade Tree Plant with Fast Growth Crop Plant Dye Plant Growing Info: Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours. Stratification: cold stratify for 120 days. Germination: sow 1-2" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.

• Black Walnut Tree Seeds , Juglans Nigra - Northern Tree Seeds
• Black Walnuts are harvested for commercial sale. The distinctive tasting nuts are in demand for baked goods and ice cream
• Black Walnut is a large deciduous tree typically growing 75 to 100 feet tall with and an oval to rounded crown. Mature trees characteristically have long trunks, often with an absence of lower branching.
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