#046 Black Walnut
(Juglans nigra)
Statistics (2022)
- Circumference (In.): 116″
- Height (Ft.): 55′
- Avg. Crown Spread (Ft.): 45′
- Diameter Breast Height (In.): 37″
- Total Points: 192
More Information
- Year Recognized: 2021
- Current condition: Good
- Property Type: Private
- Ecological Value: Commonly known as Black Walnut as the nuts and husks can stain, is an extremely valuable and attractive forest tree. It prefers full sun and wet to dry loam or sandy high acidic to slightly alkaline soil. It grows well on rich bottomlands, in moist, fertile coves, and on lower slopes throughout North Carolina.
