Juglans cinerea | Butternut, White Walnut. Originated in … Eastern US,North Central US | Tree
Juglans cinerea belongs to the plant family JUGLANDACE and Genus Juglans This Tree will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Juglans cinerea does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Juglans cinerea so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Juglans cinerea butternut,white walnut is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Juglans cinerea | Butternut, White Walnut is either a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall or it can be classed as an evergreen but only for warmer climates (maintains leaves all year round). Beware using trees that lose their leaves around fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
The hulls of Juglans cinerea have been used in traditional fabric dyeing. Tan and tan are common colors produced with Butternut (also known as white walnut).
Juglans cinerea will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.
Juglans cinerea is a woody perennial.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 100' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
The Hulls of Juglans cinerea can be used to produce a natural dye having the following color(s) … tan,gray
Juglans cinerea has traditionally been used in many herbal remedies including: as a laxative, as a tonic, as a cholesterol reducer and as an anthelmintic. (More are listed in the medicinal properties section.) Herbal remedies are only prepared from the inner bark. This is a light producer of pollen but should cause problems to only the most sensitive hay fever sufferers. Hay fever season usually extends from April to May.
Juglans cinerea is distributed as follows … US;CA
"Allergies A-Z", Myron A Lipkowitz and Tova Navarra, Facts on File, New York, 1994.
"Dye plants and dyeing -- a handbook", EthelJane McD. Schetky, editor, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn New York, 1964.