Common Name:

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Family:

Juglandaceae

Form:

Size:

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Considerations:

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.

Availability:

Propagation:

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

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

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Clay, Loam

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Vouchered In:

Wildlife:

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 )

Native Habitats:

Ethnobotany:

Valuable for lumber which is often used for cabinetry.

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

General Comments:

• 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.