Seasonal Interest and Photographs

Juglans nigra L.
 
Black Walnut

Flowers: Monoecious, pendulous male catkins in late spring.

Foliage: Coarse-textured, pinnately compound leaves. Bright green summer foliage, little color change in fall.

Fruit: Large edible nuts in green husks, ripening in the fall; when they drop, they can be dangerous.

Trunk, Branching, Twigs: Dark gray-brown bark, thickly ridged, wood is quite valuable.

 

Location: In between the Law School and the Rosen Alternative Pest Control Center. There is also a large tree on the Old Main mall.

Photographs: Click on an image to see a larger version:

immature nuts in husks form foliage    

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