Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
The most majestic of the walnut trees. The Black Walnut can grow to 50m tall and supplies some of the most valuable and most expensive timber for furniture and veneer. The nuts are hard, but very tasty.
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The most majestic of the walnut trees. The Black Walnut can grow to 50m tall and supplies some of the most valuable and most expensive timber for furniture and veneer. The nuts are hard, but very tasty.
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Frühling
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Herbst
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Blätter
Odd-pinnate leaves, 30-60cm long, 12-24cm wide. Oblong leaflets with toothed edge. Leaves are glossy dark green above, pale blue-green below, turning a decorative yellow colour in autumn.
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Blatt Oberseite
Odd-pinnate leaves, 30-60cm long, 12-24cm wide. Oblong leaflets with toothed edge. Leaves are glossy dark green above, pale blue-green below, turning a decorative yellow colour in autumn.
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Blüten
Flowering period: IV-V, pretty green catkins; male flower-heads appear on the previous year's wood, while the female flowers appear in clusters of 2-5 on terminal ears of fresh shoots.
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Früchte
Thick-shelled nut with rough ribs surrounded by a fleshy, leathery outer shell. Nuts are edible, difficult to crack.
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Rinde
Grey or grey-brown bark with deep furrows. Bark is thick and hard. Branches are green or pale brown.
Anwendung
Forage for honey-bees, public areas, parks, roadside verges,
Heimatgebiete
Eastern North America
Standortparameter
Light: sunny to semi-shady, temperature: warm, soil: dry to moist, soil structure: firm to loose, soil depth: deep, soil quality: medium to high, pH value: 6.0 to 8.0
Ansprüche
Extremely demanding. In its native habitat, grows in moist, well-drained soils, frequently along river banks. Grows only slowly in dry locations.
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Height of growth: 15m to 25m, growth habits: spreading, tree-like, round, open-crowned
Blätter
Odd-pinnate leaves, 30-60cm long, 12-24cm wide. Oblong leaflets with toothed edge. Leaves are glossy dark green above, pale blue-green below, turning a decorative yellow colour in autumn.
Blüten
Flowering period: IV-V, pretty green catkins; male flower-heads appear on the previous year's wood, while the female flowers appear in clusters of 2-5 on terminal ears of fresh shoots.
Früchte
Thick-shelled nut with rough ribs surrounded by a fleshy, leathery outer shell. Nuts are edible, difficult to crack.
Rinde
Grey or grey-brown bark with deep furrows. Bark is thick and hard. Branches are green or pale brown.
Wurzel
Deep-rooting