Butternut (Juglans cinerea) - Ontario Trees and Shrubs

Butternut
Juglans cinerea

Other common names: White Walnut

French names: Noyer cendré

Family: Walnut Family (Juglandaceae)

Group: Walnuts

Distinctive features: Tree; "Canoe" pattern on bark.

Similar species:
  •   Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) - has a small terminal leaflet (or none).
  •   Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) - twigs and branches are fuzzy.
  •   Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)

Flowers: Spring

Leaves: Alternate, Compound, Entire

Trunk: "Canoe" pattern on bark.

Habitat: Forests;  Forests, edges of forests.

Books: Trees in Canada: 198

Native/Non-native: Native

Status: RARE - endangered.

Photographs: 139 photographs available, of which 3 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

Range Map is at the bottom of the page

Trees and Shrubs ● Walnuts ● Mulleins ● Sumacs

Butternut (Juglans cinerea)

Butternut bark is composed of flat-topped ridges, not very deep. It is said to have a canoe-shaped pattern.

Butternut (Juglans cinerea)

A twig and buds.

Butternut (Juglans cinerea)

What the top of a mature Butternut tree looks like.

Trees and Shrubs ● Walnuts ● Mulleins ● Sumacs

Range map for Butternut (Juglans cinerea)

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Butternut Juglans cinerea

Butternut
Juglans cinerea