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| Botanical Name | Juglans nigra |
| Zone | 4-9 |
| Chill Hours | Needs temperatures between 34°F and 40°F to germinate seeds. |
| Soil | Moist, organically rich, well-drained soil, slightly acidic to alkaline. |
| Light | Full sun |
| Pollination | Self fertile but will produce more nuts with additional pollinizers of Juglans nigra or Juglans Regia |
| Years to Bear | 4-6, 20 years for full crop |
| Form | Very upright with timber form, tall with rounded or oval crown. Mature trees often have tall trunks with an absence of lower branches. |
| Height | 75-100 feet |
| Spread | 50+ feet |
| Spacing | 15-28 feet depending on desired use. Timber trees are grown closer together than trees grown for nut bearing. Black walnuts are often grown as shade trees in fields, pastures and backyards. |
| Bloom | Yellow green monoecious flowers appear in May or June. Male flowers hang in long hairy kitten and female flowers are upright and inconspicuous. Female flowers ripen into green husked nuts. |
| Ripening Time | Nuts ripen in autumn and fall to the ground in husks where they blacken as they rot away. Young nuts have the best flavor. |
| Fruit | Large rounded oblong drupe of green flesh containing a shelled seed known culinarily as a nut with exceptional flavor and high nutrient density. |
| Pollinator Friendly | All walnut species are sources of nectar and pollen in addition to honeydew. The honeydew yields a fair quality honey that is often used for baking. |
| Special Notes | Very fast growing upright tree, up to 6 feet per year once established. This variety has been known to reach sawlog size in half the time as other black walnut trees. Like all black walnuts, it is also an important wildlife tree producing producing large crops of medium size nuts on a regular basis. |
Timber Black Walnut
$10.00 – $11.00
Juglans Nigra. This very fast growing black walnut variety has become known as a timber form black walnut because of the speed and uniformity of its growth habit. Grows up to 6 feet per year once established and makes an excellent wildlife tree.
USDA regulations prohibit shipping of Juglans species to the following states: AR, AZ, CA, IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MO, MS, NE, OH, OK, VA, WV, and WI.
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