![]() Its fruits and the nut within are rather spherical the leaf scars have the upper edge notched (not straight) and are not bordered by a well-defined velvety ridge (as butternut's leaf scars are). ![]() Black walnut ( Juglans nigra) is closely related and much more common in Missouri.Bark gray, tan, or whitish, deeply grooved with rather diamond-shaped patterns, ridges broad.Fruits distinctive, sticky with rust-brown hairs, with strong odor, not splitting open to expose the fruit.Leaflets 11–19, toothed, upper surface with fine hairs.Leaves long, alternate, feather-compound, with sticky hairs on the leaf stalk.Male flowers in catkins, female flowers in a short spike on the same tree.įruits September–October, in clusters of 1–5, drooping, odor strong, 1½–3 inches long, rather cynindrical (broadest in the middle and narrowing at two equal ends), with 2–4 lengthwise ridges, light brown, sticky with rust-brown hairs, not splitting open to expose the nut nut conspicuously 4-ribbed, sometimes with 4 fainter ribs, light brown, broadest in the middle and narrowing at both ends, 1–2½ inches long seed sweet, oily, edible. Twigs are stout, brown to grayish-brown, hairy pores white, conspicuous end bud large, ½–¾ inch long, hairy pith of twig dark brown, separating into chambers when cut lengthwise.įlowers April–May. Leaflets 11–19, 2–4 times longer than broad to lance-shaped, 2–5 inches long, 1½–2 inches wide margin with small teeth, tip pointed upper surface yellow-green with fine hairs lower surface paler, with sticky hairs when young leaves turn yellow in autumn.īark is gray to light brown, sometimes whitish, grooves deep, ridges broad, smooth, flat, short, roughly forming diamond-shaped patterns, chocolate-colored when cut. ![]() Leaves are alternate, feather-compound, 10–20 inches long, with sticky hairs on the leaf stalk. Butternut, or white walnut, is a medium-sized tree with a short trunk dividing into several ascending limbs that form an irregular or round-topped crown. ![]()
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