Black Walnut (Juglans nigra L.) Tree

Ernie & Christine Hunter
Freelance Photographers
PhotoJournalism & Stock Photography

Black Walnut (Juglans nigra L.) Tree

TREE00150 Black Walnut (Juglans nigra L.) trees provide delectable nuts and exquisite lumber. Wood is used for veneer and lumber as well as gunstocks. ©Ernie Hunter	TREE00151 Black Walnut (Juglans nigra L.) trees provide delectable nuts and exquisite lumber. Wood is used for veneer and lumber as well as gunstocks. ©Ernie Hunter	TREE00152 Black Walnut (Juglans nigra L.) trees provide delectable nuts and exquisite lumber. Wood is used for veneer and lumber as well as gunstocks. ©Ernie Hunter	TREE00153 Black Walnut (Juglans nigra L.) The nuts have a husk that must be removed to get to the nut. The sap in this husk will leave a dark brown stain. ©Ernie Hunter
TREE00154 Black Walnut (Juglans nigra L.) The bark is deeply fissured. The rich brown wood is prized by woodworkers world wide. ©Ernie Hunter	TREE00155 Black Walnut (Juglans nigra L.) trees are valued for both their food production and their lumber. The roots produce a toxin (juglone) which inhibits nearby growth of other plants, including walnuts. ©Ernie Hunter	TREE00156 Black Walnut (Juglans nigra L.) The bark is deeply fissured. The rich brown wood is prized by woodworkers world wide. ©Ernie Hunter	TREE00157 Black Walnut (Juglans nigra L.) trees are valued for both their food production and their lumber. The roots produce a toxin (juglone) which inhibits nearby growth of other plants, including walnuts. ©Ernie Hunter
TREE00158 Black Walnut (Juglans nigra L.) trees have a large spreading canopy. Nut production starts at about 10 years and peaks at 30. Nuts are also prized by squirrels and other wildlife. ©Ernie Hunter	TREE00159 Black Walnut (Juglans nigra L.) Leaves are alternate compound with more than 11 leaflets. ©Ernie Hunter	TREE00160 Black Walnut (Juglans nigra L.) nuts bring in over a million dollars a year. The meats are used by bakers and ice cream makers and the hard shells are pulverized and used in drilling oil wells, sand blasting and to make activated charcoal. ©Ernie Hunter	TREE00161 Black Walnut (Juglans nigra L.) nuts bring in over a million dollars a year. The meats are used by bakers and ice cream makers and the hard shells are pulverized and used in drilling oil wells, sand blasting and to make activated charcoal. ©Ernie Hunter

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