Walnut, English or Persian
Juglans regia
Juglandaceae - Walnut

Description

See also Black Walnut description.

Leaves: With 5 to 9 leaflets with entire margins (rarely 13); leaflets elliptic to obovate.

Twigs/buds: Twigs yellowish-greenish-brown initially, but grayish when older; thick. Terminal buds grayish, large (1/4" to 1/3" in length); scales brownish, hairy, and slightly overlapping.

Flowers/fruit: Monoecious. Fruit a nut with thinner, smoother shell than black walnut; this is the most common commercially available walnut in the U.S.

Bark: Silver-gray, smooth; ridges flat and interlacing; similar to quaking aspen (P. tremuloides) when young.

Wood: Valuable and prized; usually purplish-brown, hard, heavy, close-grained, durable; polishes well; used to make gun-stocks, pianos, furniture, or as fuel.

General: Native to southeastern Europe to Himalayas and China, and widely planted throughout the world. Shade intolerant; prefers rich, deep soils.

Landscape Use: Can be planted in Utah in warmer, protected areas, but generally not quite as cold hardy as black walnut. Zones 4-8.

Cultivars: 'Carpathian', 'Hansen'.

Characteristics

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