English Walnut

English Walnut

Juglans regia

Juglandaceae (Walnut Family)

▲ leaves

▲ bark

▲ tree after severe ice storm of 2007

Location on campus: south lawn of Temple Hall

Juglans regia: English Walnut

• deciduous, alternate, pinnately compound leaves with 5-9 leaflests; leaflets lanceolate, 2-5" long and 1/2 as wide
• twigs stout with large terminal buds; bark is smooth light gray until older when large flat ridges form
• grows 40-60' tall and equally as wide, medium growth rate
• nuts are shed easily from husks (compared to black walnut)
• native to Europe and China
• prefers moist, fertile, well-drained soils