P h o t o f r o m K S N P C F i l e s
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Habitat:
Mesic wooded ravines and alluvial forests.
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Species Description:
Tree.
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Early April to late April.
Fruiting Period: Early October to late October.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
Juglans cinerea has gray scaly bark and leaves divided into 11-17 leaflets; the terminal or end leaflet is present (and usually absent in black walnut). White walnut has twigs with leaf scars with a hairy ridge
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Management:
Timber removal would be detrimental.
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Global Range:
Juglans cinerea occurs throughout the central and eastern United States and southeastern Canada. It occurs in New Brunswick, Quebec, and southern Ontario, extending westward to Michigan, Minnesota, and North Dakota, ranging south to Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Arkansas (Fernald 1950, Smith 1988, Brown and Kirkman 1990, Gleason and Cronquist 1991, TNC HO 1992).
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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