Plant Database
Walnut Tree
Juglans
The Walnut tree is a stately, large shade tree that also produces a generous crop of mild, high-quality nuts. While it requires significant space, it offers multiple benefits: valuable timber, summer shade, and a harvest of easily shelled, light-colored walnuts with a high oil content.
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Produces round nuts with a thin, smooth shell that cracks easily into halves.
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Nutmeat is light in color, high in oil, and has a mild, pleasing flavor, easily removed from the shell.
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A large, self-fruitful, deciduous tree with a broad, spreading canopy and attractive, glossy, pinnate leaves.
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Provides excellent shade and its wood is highly valued for timber.
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Nuts mature and drop in late autumn.
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Can be pruned to maintain a smaller size, though it naturally wants to be large.
Flavor Profile:
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Flavor: Mild, buttery, and slightly sweet with very little bitterness when fresh.
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Texture: Crisp yet slightly oily due to its high fat content.
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Best Uses: Excellent for eating fresh, in baking (cookies, breads), salads, and for making walnut oil.