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Juglans nigra L.

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Amerikanischer Nussbaum; Schwarznuss; Schwarzer Wallnussbaum; Schwarznussbaum; Schwarze Walnuss
English American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut
Français Noyer d'Amérique; Noyer noir
Italiano Amerikanischer Nussbaum; Schwarznuss; Schwarzer Wallnussbaum; Schwarznussbaum; Schwarze Walnuss
Suomi Amerikanischer Nussbaum; Schwarznuss; Schwarzer Wallnussbaum; Schwarznussbaum; Schwarze Walnuss
Norsk Amerikanischer Nussbaum; Schwarznuss; Schwarzer Wallnussbaum; Schwarznussbaum; Schwarze Walnuss
Čeština Amerikanischer Nussbaum; Schwarznuss; Schwarzer Wallnussbaum; Schwarznussbaum; Schwarze Walnuss
Español Nogel negro (ES)
Svenska Amerikanischer Nussbaum; Schwarznuss; Schwarzer Wallnussbaum; Schwarznussbaum; Schwarze Walnuss
Polski Amerikanischer Nussbaum; Schwarznuss; Schwarzer Wallnussbaum; Schwarznussbaum; Schwarze Walnuss
Український Amerikanischer Nussbaum; Schwarznuss; Schwarzer Wallnussbaum; Schwarznussbaum; Schwarze Walnuss
Român Amerikanischer Nussbaum; Schwarznuss; Schwarzer Wallnussbaum; Schwarznussbaum; Schwarze Walnuss
Русский Amerikanischer Nussbaum; Schwarznuss; Schwarzer Wallnussbaum; Schwarznussbaum; Schwarze Walnuss
Български Amerikanischer Nussbaum; Schwarznuss; Schwarzer Wallnussbaum; Schwarznussbaum; Schwarze Walnuss
EESTI Amerikanischer Nussbaum; Schwarznuss; Schwarzer Wallnussbaum; Schwarznussbaum; Schwarze Walnuss
日本語 Amerikanischer Nussbaum; Schwarznuss; Schwarzer Wallnussbaum; Schwarznussbaum; Schwarze Walnuss
Other names

Further information

InfoFlora
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Hough

Origin

Geographic Regions North America
States and Territories USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia); Canada (Manitoba, Ontario, Québec); Austria [I]; Slovakia [c]; Denmark [c]; Germany [I]; Italy [c]; Romania [c]; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; East Aegaean Isl. [I]; Belarus [c]; Crete [I]; Croatia [c]; Greece [I]; Hungary [I]; Moldova [c]; Slovenia [I]; Serbia & Kosovo [I]; Crimea [c]; Ukraine [I]; Northern Caucasus [I]; Georgia [Caucasus] [I]; Armenia [I]; Tajikistan [c]
[I] = Introduced
[c] = Commercially cultivated
Swiss wood Non-invasive and cultivated neophytes in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood)

Botany

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

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3
Common furniture beetle (Anobium) n/a
Termites n/a

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 3-4
Impregnability of the sapwood 1
Width of the sapwood s

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 550.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 620.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 660.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

Hough

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

JGNG , ast, riss, aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

JGNG , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

JGNG , aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

JGNG , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

JGNG , saegeroh, rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

JGNG , schwarznussbaum, europ, aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

JGNG , 145x57mm, Paxton , ©Hansueli Schmid

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

Juglans nigra , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

JGNG , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

JGNG , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

JGNG , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Seed

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

JGNG , Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

JGNG , Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

JGNG , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Fall Leaves

American Walnut; American Black Walnut; Black walnut

JGNG , Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson