General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 30-60 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Other: 1 to 2 inch globose green to brown thick shelled nut containing small brown edible kernel.
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Fragrant
Flower Color: Green
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Useful for timber production
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Wind

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Common names
  • Hind's Black Walnut
  • Northern California Walnut

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Location: Malibu Creek State Park, Calabasas, California
Date: 2010-10-15
Location: Malibu Creek State Park, Calabasas, California
Date: 2010-10-15
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2005-08-06
The trunk of my massive Black Walnut
Location: Malibu Creek State Park, Calabasas, California
Date: 2010-10-15

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