Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Juglans nigra

black walnut
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

black walnut

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Juglans nigra

Familia:

Juglandaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

100-120 ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

Deciduous. Blooms (inconspicuous) in spring. Nuts ripe in fall. Yellow fall color.

Destacado por:

Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen tree. Woodlot tree.

Consideraciones:

Nuts can be abundant on the ground in fall.



Husks can stain.



Tree roots, nuts, and leaves exude an effective herbicide (juglone) to reduce competition. Use with care in the landscape, it can poison birches and many herbaceous plants.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagación:

Easily grown from seed.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam

pH del suelo:

Acidic to circum-neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Mammals

Seeds eaten by squirrels and other odents.  May be a significant food the fox squirrels ( https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/jugnig/all.html )

Hábitats nativos:

Dry mesic woods. Second bottoms. Prefers rich soils.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Valuable for lumber which is often used for cabinetry.



People eat the nuts, but they are difficult to extract from their shells.

Comentarios generales:


  • Will not produce flowers/seed unless it gets adequate winter cold, hence not recommended for use south of its native range.

  • Salt spray tolerance was based on comments about tolerance to winter road salt in the northeastern US.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Burns, Russell M.; Honkala, Barbara H.; [Technical coordinators] 1990. Silvics of North America: Volume 2. Hardwoods. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook 654 ( https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/1548 ). 


Fox, Laurie, and Joel Koci. (2021). Trees and Shrubs that Tolerate Saline Conditions. ( https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-031/430-031.html ). Accessed 2026. Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.


Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Morton Arboretum. (2025). Black Walnut. ( https://mortonarb.org/plant-and-protect/trees-and-plants/black-walnut/ ). Accessed 2026. Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2026. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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