PLANT PREPPER PLANT ADVISOR
WALNUTS ARE WORTH THE WORK!
THEIR SHELLS ARE TOUGH, BUT THEIR NUTRITION AND OTHER BENEFITS ARE HARD TO BEAT.
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER NYERGES
Walnuts provide a nutritious snack or tasty supplement to almost any meal.
Name: Black Walnut
(Juglans spp.)
Description
The black walnut is a member of the walnut family (Juglandaceae). The walnut is found all over North America and is often called the “black walnut” when referring to the wild walnut. There are 21 species of Juglans worldwide, including the English walnut (J. regia), which has been planted in farms and yards or is surviving around old farms.
The walnut is a full-bodied, native, deciduous tree with pinnately divided leaves that typically reaches 70 to 80 feet in height and a diameter of 2 to 4 feet. There are typically from 11 to 19 leaflets per leaf.