Juglans cinerea, Butternut Seed
Juglans cinerea Butternut Seed
- Sweet, buttery, oil-rich nuts with a milder flavor than black walnut, perfect for baking
- Very cold hardy native walnut thriving in Zones 3 to 7
- Broad open crown of large compound leaves above handsome light gray ridged bark
- Sow seeds outdoors in fall and let winter ready them for spring
Key Attributes
About Juglans cinerea, Butternut Seed
Early settlers loved the sweet, buttery, oil-rich nuts of Butternut for baking and candy, and their elongated shells hold a richer, milder flavor than black walnut. This hardy native walnut, Juglans cinerea, grows into a broad, open-crowned tree with large compound leaves and light gray, ridged bark. It is very cold hardy and well suited to northern homesteads, woodlots and wildlife plantings where a fast-establishing nut tree is wanted.
Growing details
Plant profile
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Pests & Diseases
Butternut canker is a serious fungal disease of this species; plant in open, sunny sites and remove infected branches promptly. Good air circulation helps reduce infection.
Squirrels and mice readily dig up planted nuts. Walnut curculio and caterpillars may chew leaves or nuts but rarely cause lasting harm.
Native States & Regions
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Native regions: Midwest, Great Lakes, Appalachia, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, New England
Its Role in the Native Ecosystem
Butternut nuts feed squirrels, chipmunks, deer and other wildlife through fall and winter. The foliage hosts the caterpillars of numerous native moths, including the luna moth, which in turn feed nesting songbirds.
Juglans cinerea Butternut Native Range Map
Native range describes natural occurrence, not the origin of this seed lot or every location where a plant can be grown.
Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets. State-level range does not mean a plant occurs throughout every part of that state.
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