Common Name - Black Walnut

Scientific Name - Juglans nigra

Black Walnut Tree Flowers
The Black Walnut Tree Flower and Fruit
Description:  1.5 to 2.5 inches wide grows individually or in pairs;  thick, smooth, learthery, spherical; fleshy yellow-green husk covers very thick woody, corrugated nutshell, which encloses the seed, a sweet, oily  walnut nutmeat. Black Walnut Tree Nutshell Click here for a larger view of images.
Description:

1.5 to 2.5 inches wide grows individually or in pairs;  thick, smooth, learthery, spherical; fleshy yellow-green husk covers very thick woody, corrugated nutshell, which encloses the seed, a sweet, oily  walnut nutmeat.

 

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