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Juglans regia L.

Walnut

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Walnut
Deutsch Nussbaum; Echte Walnuss; Gemeiner Walnussbaum
English Walnut
Français Noyer; Noyer commun
Italiano Noce da frutto; Noce bianco
Suomi Nussbaum; Echte Walnuss; Gemeiner Walnussbaum
Norsk Nussbaum; Echte Walnuss; Gemeiner Walnussbaum
Čeština Nussbaum; Echte Walnuss; Gemeiner Walnussbaum
Español Nogal
Svenska Nussbaum; Echte Walnuss; Gemeiner Walnussbaum
Polski Nussbaum; Echte Walnuss; Gemeiner Walnussbaum
Український Nussbaum; Echte Walnuss; Gemeiner Walnussbaum
Român Nussbaum; Echte Walnuss; Gemeiner Walnussbaum
Русский Nussbaum; Echte Walnuss; Gemeiner Walnussbaum
Български Nussbaum; Echte Walnuss; Gemeiner Walnussbaum
EESTI Nussbaum; Echte Walnuss; Gemeiner Walnussbaum
日本語 Nussbaum; Echte Walnuss; Gemeiner Walnussbaum
Other names Französisch -, Italienisch-, Kaukasisch-, Nepal-, Persisch-, Türkisch Nussbaum (DE); Europees noten (NL); noce (IT); geviz (TR); dié (HU)

Further information

Intkey
WSL
InfoFlora
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Label Swiss Wood
Lignapool
Xylotheque

Origin

Geographic Regions Europe
States and Territories Albania [I]; Armenia [I]; Northern Caucasus [I]; Austria (?I); Liechtenstein (?I); Bosnia & Hercegovina; Bulgaria; Montenegro; Slovenia; Croatia; Macedonia; Serbia & Kosovo; Germany; Slovakia; Greece [I] (incl. Kiklades [I]); Crete [I]; Macedonia; Romania; Serbia; Azerbaijan [I]; Austria [I]; Liechtenstein [I]; Belgium [I]; Luxembourg [I]; Baleares (?I); Czech Republic [c]; Cyprus [I]; Estonia [I]; Belarus [I]; Channel Isl. [I]; France [I]; Germany (Brandenburg [I], Berlin [I], Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [I], Niedersachsen [I], Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Schleswig-Holstein [I], Saarland [I], Sachsen [I], Sachsen-Anhalt [I]); Channel Isl. [I]; Georgia [Caucasus] [I]; Ireland [I]; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Netherlands [I]; Spain (?I); Andorra [I]; Hungary [I]; Italy (?I); Portugal [I]; Macedonia [I]; Moldova [c]; Norway [I]; Poland [c]; Crimea [I]; Ukraine [c]; N-India; Korea [c]; Japan [I]; tropical Africa [I]; China (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Taiwan; Tibet; Kyrgyzstan; Kazakhstan [I]; Turkmenistan; Tajikistan [I]; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, SW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia); East Aegaean Isl. [I] (incl. Rhodos [I]); European Turkey; Iran (EC-Iran, NE-Iran: Mts., N-Iran, S-Iran); Iraq (NE-Iraq); Oman [I] (Mascat & Oman [I]); Yemen [I]; Afghanistan (Kabul, Laghman, Kunar / Nuristan); Bhutan [I]; Laos [I]; Vietnam [I]; Myanmar [I]; Nepal [I]; Pakistan [I]; India [I]; Mexico [I]; Bolivia [I]; Guatemala [I]; USA [I] (California [I], Idaho [I], Michigan [I], New York [I], Washington State [I]); Canada [I] (Ontario [I]); Morocco [I]; Algeria [I]; Tunisia [I]; Libya [I]; Canary Isl. [I] (Gran Canaria [I]); New Zealand [I]
[I] = Introduced
[c] = Commercially cultivated
Swiss wood Native in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fagales
Family Juglandaceae
Genus Juglans
Species regia
Author citation L.
Scientific name Juglans regia L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers halbringporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/jugjureg.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Mit Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun bis gelb/braun bis violett

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3
Common furniture beetle (Anobium) D
Termites S

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 3
Impregnability of the sapwood 1
Width of the sapwood s

Physical properties

Density, air dry u =15%, mean value 680.00 %

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 630.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 670.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 680.00 kg/m3

Mechanical properties

Compressive strength, mean value 58–72 N/mm2
Tensile strength, mean 100.00 N/mm2
Flexural strength, mean 119–147 N/mm2
Young's modulus, mean 12500.00 N/mm2

Areas of application

Furniture; Flooring; Doors & Windowframes; interior panelling; art objects

Appearances

Wood

Walnut

JGRG , ast, aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere

Walnut

JGRG , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

Walnut

JGRG , aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere

Walnut

JGRG , maser, geschaelt , ©Bollinger Furniere

Walnut

JGRG , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

Walnut

JGRG , splint, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

Walnut

JGRG , ungedaempft , ©Bollinger Furniere

Walnut

Juglans regia , ©Lignum

Walnut

JGRG , 100x75mm , ©Hansueli Schmid

Walnut

JGRG , 115x55mm , ©Silvano Schmid

Walnut

Juglans regia , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Walnut

JGRG , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Walnut

JGRG , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

Walnut

JGRG , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Walnut

JGRG , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Seed

Walnut

JGRG , Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Walnut

JGRG , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson