Butternut

Other common names: White Walnut

Scientific name: Juglans cinerea

Conservation status: Endangered

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Characteristics:

- Medium size tree (Can reach up to 12-18m)

- Bark is gray and smooth, becoming more rigid as years go on

- Compound leaves are made up of 11-17 leaflets that are toothed. (Leaflets can be about 8-10cm long)

- The flowers appears in May as they are 8-12cm long and green

- The fruit of tree star to develop in late spring as it is green, sticky and fuzzy with brown micro hairs.

- Fruit can be up to 6cm long and come in clusters of 5

- The fruit matures in mid-autumn and turns in to nut that a brown and ribbed.

- The nut has a harry husk, a pointy tip and is more tall then it is thick

- The bud, on the twig, is 1.2-2 cm in length and hairy/fuzzy

- In autumn, leaf scars from the leafs falling should be visible

Ecological Importance

The fruit is important food source for birds, squirrels and other small mammals

Indigenous perspective human importances

- High oil content

- Concentration of omega-3 fatty acids

- Food source as nuts can be stored for years

- Bark, roots and oil of the tree can be used for medicinal qualities

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on map (Willow Landing)

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Process of the fruit/nut