Juglans nigra (Black Walnut)

Mature black walnut trees are 70 to 80 feet in height. Requires direct sunlight. The large nuts this tree produces are prized by wildlife and people.

Associates: Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple), Carya cordiformis (Bitternut Hickory), Carya ovata (Shagbark Hickory), Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry), Erythronium albidum (White Trout Lily), Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium), Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia Waterleaf), Polygonatum canaliculatum (Smooth Solomon’s Seal), Quercus rubra (Red Oak), Ribes missouriensis (Missouri gooseberry), Sambucus canadensis (Elderberry), Tilia americana (American Linden), Trillium recurvatum (Prairie or Red Trillium)