Prices start at : 10.99 USD / 1 1-1½' tree
This native of North America also makes an attractive shade or landscape tree, with its rounded form and dark green foliage. The butternut, also known as the white walnut, bears tender nuts with a rich, sweet, buttery flavor even after enduring subzero...
- Foliage: Medium green compound leaves turning yellow in fall.
- Growth Rate: Slow growth rate.
- Pollinator: Plant two or more for best pollination.
- Depth: Same as in the nursery.
- Soil Requirements: Well-drained, rich, moist, deep soil.
- Comments: Rough, thick, shells terminate in a sharp point. Distinctive, rich, oily, buttery flavor. Has the ability to succeed in poor soils. Somewhat self-pollinating but best to plant in groups of 2 or more. Easy to shell nuts. May secrete juglone as it is a member of the walnut family.