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Black Walnut

Nut tree

Juglans nigra

Overview
America's native nut tree that produces intensely flavored nuts prized by gourmet cooks and wildlife alike. Black walnut combines valuable timber potential with unique culinary nuts that have a bold, distinctive taste unlike any other nut. This impressive native tree creates its own ecosystem space through natural allelopathy while providing generations of harvestable nuts and potential lumber value.
Planting
Direct sow fresh nuts in fall, or cold stratify for spring planting. Often self-sows naturally. Plant away from sensitive plants due to juglone production.
Growing
Sun: partial. Water: high. Soil pH: 6–8. Space plants 600" apart. Germination: 30-60.
Pests & diseases
Common pests: Few serious pests, occasional walnut caterpillars, fall webworm. Common diseases: Thousand cankers disease in some regions, generally very hardy.