Common Name: Black Walnut
Latin Name: Juglans nigra
Size: 50 (min) to 75 (max)
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Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
Origin: Eastern and Midwestern USA
Maximum Height: 75 feet
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Black WalnutJuglans nigra
Origin: Eastern and Midwestern USA
Maximum Height: 75 feet
Family: Juglandaceae
Genus: Juglans
species: nigra
Origin: Eastern and Midwestern USA
Size: 50 (min) to 75 (max)
Size Description: Large Tree
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| Availability: | Limited Availability | ||
| Sustainability: | Very Good | See other plants that are sustainable. | |
| Full Sun Tolerance: | Performs Well | See other plants that like full sun. |
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Plant Images and Specimens
Foliage
Photo Credit: Ernie Weigand
Location: Kew Gardens Richmond Surrey (London, England) TW9 3AB [Latitude: 51.480600000000000 Longitude: -0.290520012378693] Specimen: 757
Fruit of Juglans nigra
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens Kew
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: September 2011
Fruit of Juglans nigra
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens Kew
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: September 2011
Legacy Plant. Planted for: To honor 100th anniversary of J. Sterling Morton, Founder of Arbor Day; And the Bicentennial of George Washington Planted By: Message: US Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree, April 22, 1932
Location: United States Capitol Complex Capitol Hill Washington DC 20515 [Latitude: 38.887930500000000 Longitude: -77.006244066666700] Specimen: 1759
Location: United States Capitol Complex Capitol Hill Washington DC 20515 [Latitude: 38.887930500000000 Longitude: -77.006244066666700] Specimen: 1759
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Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
Planted For: To honor 100th anniversary of J. Sterling Morton, Founder of Arbor Day; And the Bicentennial of George Washington
Message: US Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree, April 22, 1932
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Juglans nigra
Planted For: To honor 100th anniversary of J. Sterling Morton, Founder of Arbor Day; And the Bicentennial of George Washington
Message: US Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree, April 22, 1932
Commemorative Plaque
Location: US Capitol Grounds
Age: April 22, 1932
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Spring 2012
Commemorative Tree
Location: US Capitol Grounds
Age: April 22, 1932
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Spring 2012
Location: United States Capitol Complex Capitol Hill Washington DC 20515 [Latitude: 38.891250166666700 Longitude: -77.010954116666700] Specimen: 1771
Location: Newport Kentucky Neighborhood Plants Newport KY [Latitude: 39.094274166666700 Longitude: -84.488432416666700] Specimen: 1851
Location: Village of Moscow, Ohio Water St Moscow OH [Latitude: 38.856580050000000 Longitude: -84.227693800000000] Specimen: 1884
Location: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati OH 45220 [Latitude: 38.858594433333300 Longitude: -84.230574233333300] Specimen: 1912
Location: Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France [Latitude: 48.843862060000000 Longitude: 2.361415960000000] Specimen: 4386
Location: Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France [Latitude: 48.844472050000000 Longitude: 2.361185960000000] Specimen: 4387
Location: Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France [Latitude: 48.843561500000000 Longitude: 2.363387350000000] Specimen: 4430
Location: Halifax Public Gardens, Nova Scotia, Canada Halifax Public Gardens Halifax Nova Scotia [Latitude: 44.642214200000000 Longitude: -63.582152600000000] Specimen: 4715
Location: Brooklyn Botanic Garden 900 Washington Avenue Brooklyn NY 11225 [Latitude: 40.670306510000000 Longitude: -73.966750280000000] Specimen: 5977
Location: Orto Botanico Italy [Latitude: 45.398524760000000 Longitude: 11.880761270000000] Specimen: 6914
Location: Kew Gardens Richmond Surrey (London, England) TW9 3AB [Latitude: 51.481121630000000 Longitude: -0.289665650000000] Specimen: 7640
Location: Oxford England [Latitude: 51.749935310000000 Longitude: -1.247620870000000] Specimen: 7714
Location: Oxford England
Location: Dublin, Ireland [Latitude: 53.372625320000000 Longitude: -6.271852330000000] Specimen: 7922
Location: Kew Gardens Richmond Surrey (London, England) TW9 3AB [Latitude: 51.483738350000000 Longitude: -0.293075430000000] Specimen: 8550
Location: Kew Gardens Richmond
Location: Geneva, Switzerland [Latitude: 46.223757490000000 Longitude: 6.146191970000000] Specimen: 9056
Jardin Botanique Geneva, November 2016
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Location: Vienna, Austria [Latitude: 48.192079470000000 Longitude: 16.383327590000000] Specimen: 10847
August 2017
Location: Vienna, Austria