Walnut
Walnut trees, genus Juglans, are plants which mostly grow in the northern hemisphere. They can reach ten to forty metres (30-130 ft) in height. They are used for timber. The wood is very hard, and dark in color. It is mostly used in furniture.
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| Genus: | Juglans
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The fruit is eaten and can be used to make oil. The fruit of Juglans are called walnuts. Material of the walnut's outer casing was used by Native American tribes to poison fish.
Walnut trees grow from Europe eastwards to the Himalayas and southwest China. In America they are found in places from Canada to Argentina.
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Wikispecies has information on: Juglans. |
Walnut Media
Walnuts – whole and open with halved kernel
Inside of a walnut in growth
three-part Walnut
Walnut shell inside its green husk
Artistic depiction of two walnuts (Adriaen Coorte, 1702)
Walnuts in their shells available for sale in a supermarket in the United States
The Common walnut, Persian walnut, or English walnut (Juglans regia). Unripe nuts. July. Ukraine.
California black walnut in growth
A three-segment shell which occurs rarely
Walnut in shell and a nutcracker utensil used to break the shell
