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Wood
from this tree is highly prized for furniture making. However,
it is very expensive due to the scarcity of the trees. The
edible walnuts which it produces are a delicious treat when
they mature in the fall. Several species of the tree are grown
just for commercial production of the nuts. It also features
highly aromatic foliage.
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| Height: 70’-90’ with
a rounded open crown. |
| Leaves: 12”-24” long,
alternate pinnately compound with 9-21 leaflets, each 2-1/2”-5” long.
Green to dark green above, fine hairs below, turning yellow in
autumn. |
| Habitat: In
well drained, moist soils, often along streams or in mixed forests
from eastern South Dakota to New England and south
to Florida. |
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