Black Walnut
Juglans nigranative · Central Texassold locally
Black Walnut is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 87 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade and high water, and handles clay soil. Blooms yellow in late spring. Good for birds and butterflies.
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The facts
6 sources- Type
- Tree
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- High
- Height
- About 87 ft
- Bloom
- Late Spring · yellow
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Takes clay
- Wildlife
- Supports birds and butterflies
Where it grows
119 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Sold at local nurseries. Confirmed in stock at a Central Texas grower in these sizes:
1, 5 gallon
From the growers we read so far — a short list, not the whole trade. Call ahead.
also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.