Walnut
Walnut trees, genus Juglans, are plants which mostly grow in the Northern hemisphere.
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| Genus: | Juglans
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Features
Habitats
Walnut trees grow from Europe to the Himalayas and southwest China. In the Americas, walnut trees are found all the way from Canada to Argentina.
Applications
They are used for timber. The wood is very hard, and dark in color. It is mostly used for making furniture. The fruit is eaten and can be used for making oil. The fruit of Juglans are called walnuts. Material of the walnut's outer casing was used by Native American tribes to poison fish.
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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
