Source: Adrian S Pye
Plant Names
Juglans nigra
Black Walnut
Noyer noir
Synonyms
American walnut
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Vert
Bloom Period: May - Jun
Hauteur max: 100,0 feet
Max Width: 100,0 feet
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
No landscape information available.
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates acidic soil conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant causes skin rashes
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Black Walnut is a significantly sized tree, suitable for rural and large suburban lots. With attractive dark bark and a wide crown, its branches start quite high off the ground. Black Walnut produces juglone, a chemical that is toxic to some other plants.
Plant Location
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Thrives in Ecozones
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Juglans nigra
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Polygonia faunus
Green Comma - Polygone à Taches Vertes -
Prochoerodes lineola
Large Maple Spanworm -
Satyrium calanus
Banded Hairstreak - Porte-queue du Chêne
Specialized Bees Supported by Juglans nigra
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- No complementary plants found.
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Rhamnus cathartica (Common Buckthorn)
- Rhamnus frangula (Glossy Buckthorn)
- Acer japonicum (Japanese Maple)
- Acer platanoides (Norway Maple)
- Juglans nigra (Black Walnut Cultivar)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Semer à un pouce de creux
- Sow anytime
- Stratification duration: 0 days
- Self-seeding
- Notes: Soak for 24h.
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: September
- Harvesting indicator:
- Pods are released from plant
- Harvesting:
- La noix a été extraite de l'arbre
- Seed viability test:
- Mettre les graines dans un contenant rempli d'eau
- Si les graines vont au fond, faites don de ces graines
- Si elles flottent, ne les donnez pas
- Packaging measure: Six (6) seeds (eyeball)
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: Yes, do not donate unless you know source, and there are no known cultivars in your garden or at proximity
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Toxic to mammals if ingested.
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