Black Walnut - Juglans nigra

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Description

Similar to the Common Walnut but the leaflets are finer and toothed and the drupe containing the ‘walnut’ is spherical.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Usually found as a planted tree in parks etc.

When to see it

Flowers April to May.

Life History

Deciduous

UK Status

Little recorded in Britain with most records coming from southern England.

VC55 Status

Rare or under recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland. It was not recorded in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.

  • martindgrimes
    Leigh Lodge
    25 August 2018
  • Melinda Bell
    Ashby,Jaguar Lount Wood
    10 July 2021
  • Graham Calow
    Cosby Golf Course, Shutlleworth Lane, Cosby
    20 September 2017
    toothed leaves
  • martindgrimes
    Leigh Lodge
    25 August 2018
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Abbey Park
    26 August 2020
  • Graham Calow
    Cosby Golf Course, Shutlleworth Lane, Cosby
    20 September 2017
    scars on twigs
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Abbey Park
    18 July 2019

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Black Walnut
Species group:
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Fagales
Family:
Juglandaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
6
First record:
20/09/2017 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
10/07/2021 (Bell, Melinda)

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  • Graham Calow
    Cosby Golf Course, Shutlleworth Lane, Cosby
    20 September 2017
    spherical drupe
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Abbey Park
    18 July 2019
  • Melinda Bell
    Ashby,Jaguar Lount Wood
    10 July 2021
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Abbey Park
    18 July 2019
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Abbey Park
    18 July 2019
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Abbey Park
    26 August 2020
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Abbey Park
    26 August 2020
  • Melinda Bell
    Ashby,Jaguar Lount Wood
    10 July 2021
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Abbey Park
    26 August 2020