| Butternut |
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| Edible nuts, dark green foliage, grows to 50 feet |
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| Butternut Tree |
| Botanical (latin) name: | Juglans cinera |
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| Zone | 3 |
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Description:
The butternut is native to eastern Canada in the Deciduous, the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence and the Acadia forest regions. It grows on a wide variety of soils but makes its best growth in sunny sites on moist well drained, fertile soils in shallow valleys and gradual slopes in a sheltered location. The root system is deep an wide spreading making them extremely wind firm, but they do not fare well as a shelter belt tree because of a tendency to dry out in the winter winds. The Butternut looks like a smaller version of cousin the Black Walnut and is grown primarily as a shade tree although the crown can be quite irregular in out line. The Butternut often has a forked or crooked trunk suitable for climbing. The nuts are sweet to the taste and contain a large amount of oil which makes especially prized by squirrels. The butternut roots secrete a chemical called "juglone" which acts as a natural herbicide to other plants. |
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| Price last updated on Mar 26, 2021 | Listing of Nut_Trees |
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