Index / Search / Juglans cinerea
§1 Plant
Juglans cinerea L.
vernacular butternut — species · Juglandaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Juglandaceae DC. ex Perleb
- Genus
- Juglans
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 819 counties across 29 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- Low
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- None
- Hedging
- Low
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -33 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 105 min.
- Precipitation
- 25–80 in/yr
- pH range
- 6–7
- Root depth
- 40 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Single Stem
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Lifespan
- Short
- Mature height
- 80 ft
- Height @ 20 y
- 20 ft
- Foliage texture
- Coarse
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Green
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- Slight
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Spring
- Seed abundance
- Medium
- Seed begins
- Fall
- Seed ends
- Winter
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- Yes
- Seeds / lb
- 30
- Propagation
- seed, bare root, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- Yes
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- Yes
- Lumber
- Yes
- Fuelwood
- High
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 819 counties across 29 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 69 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Macoupin 17117
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Bartholomew 18005
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dearborn 18029
- Decatur 18031
- Delaware 18035
- Fayette 18041
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Gibson 18051
- Hamilton 18057
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Hendricks 18063
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Johnson 18081
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
Iowa view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 85 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Bourbon 21017
- Boyd 21019
- Boyle 21021
- Bracken 21023
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carroll 21041
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Cumberland 21057
- Daviess 21059
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Gallatin 21077
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Green 21087
- Greenup 21089
- Hancock 21091
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Johnson 21115
- Kenton 21117
- Knott 21119
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Leslie 21131
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- McCreary 21147
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Mercer 21167
- Metcalfe 21169
- Monroe 21171
- Montgomery 21173
- Morgan 21175
- Nicholas 21181
- Oldham 21185
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Scott 21209
- Spencer 21215
- Taylor 21217
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Trimble 21223
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Webster 21233
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
- Woodford 21239
Maine view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Arenac 26011
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Cass 26027
- Clinton 26037
- Delta 26041
- Eaton 26045
- Gratiot 26057
- Ingham 26065
- Isabella 26073
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Lapeer 26087
- Macomb 26099
- Mason 26105
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Ottawa 26139
- Saginaw 26145
- Sanilac 26151
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Chisago 27025
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Isanti 27059
- Le Sueur 27079
- McLeod 27085
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Pine 27115
- Polk 27119
- Rice 27131
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 76 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carter 29035
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
New Hampshire view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 16 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chemung 36015
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Hamilton 36041
- Jefferson 36045
- Lewis 36049
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schoharie 36095
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Wyoming 36121
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Defiance 39039
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Monroe 39111
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Van Wert 39161
- Vinton 39163
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Chester 47023
- Cocke 47029
- Cumberland 47035
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hancock 47067
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Jackson 47087
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Madison 47113
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Overton 47133
- Pickett 47137
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rutherford 47149
- Sevier 47155
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Van Buren 47175
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- Williamson 47187
Vermont view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amherst 51009
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Caroline 51033
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Highland 51091
- James City 51095
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mathews 51115
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince George 51149
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Barron 55005
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Calumet 55015
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Dunn 55033
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Forest 55041
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Price 55099
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Rusk 55107
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Washburn 55129
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
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