Walnut - Juglans regia

The English Walnut (Juglans regia) is the most common and widely distributed walnut tree species in Europe. In Spanish the Walnut tree is called "Nogal" and the Walnut fruit is called "Nuez". This tree is highly valued both for its popular nuts and for its high quality wood although the most sought after Walnut wood comes from the "Juglans nigra L." (Black Walnut) which is a close relative.

Looking at these pictures of the Walnut fruit it is hard to imagine that on the inside it contains the wrinkled, light brown, Walnut that we are used to seeing in the grocery store or market. I visited this tree a few years ago when the ripe Walnuts were falling. The round green ball that you see above turns brown and shrivels up a bit before it falls. To get the nut you collect the fallen fruit and remove the outer husk which comes off pretty easily. At that point what you have is the hard shell that we are familiar with which needs to be open with a nutcracker.
The images above and below are of the male flower of the English Walnut tree.


The Common Walnut (sometimes called Persian or English Walnut as well) has oblong leaflets that are about six inches in length and are arranged odd-pinnately compound on the stem. The venation is also pinnate and the leaf has entire margins.

One distinctive of the Walnut tree is its deeply furrowed bark.

4 comments:

  1. Hi.
    I wonder if you know when the walnut-tree blossoms? Im going to south-eastern france late mearch, and im trying to find out if its the right time for walnut-flowers.

    regards camilla
    camilla_healing_442@hotmail.com

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  2. End of June for Oregon.
    The Bees are in 7th heaven at
    this time. My English Walnut
    tree is about 50 years old or older
    and I look forward to that time of year
    when the Bees come. It's music to my
    soul.....
    God is Good......

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  3. I found a nut tree with braided bark but not quite as deep as the black walnut. The hull of the nut is eggshape. When I cracked it open the middle membrane is thick but light colored. i know what an english walnut looks like when its clean but this one has a rough shell like a black walnut. The green hull is fuzzy like a rough peach. The branch has 9 leaves. i'm in PA

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