Butternut Other common names: White Walnut Scientific name: Juglans cinerea Conservation status: Endangered
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Process of the fruit/nut
Characteristics: - Medium size tree (Can reach up to 12-18m) - Bark is gray and smooth, becoming more rigid as years go on - Compound leaves are made up of 11-17 leaflets that are toothed. (Leaflets can be about 8-10cm long) - The flowers appears in May as they are 8-12cm long and green - The fruit of tree star to develop in late spring as it is green, sticky and fuzzy with brown micro hairs. - Fruit can be up to 6cm long and come in clusters of 5 - The fruit matures in mid-autumn and turns in to nut that a brown and ribbed. - The nut has a harry husk, a pointy tip and is more tall then it is thick - The bud, on the twig, is 1.2-2 cm in length and hairy/fuzzy - In autumn, leaf scars from the leafs falling should be visible
Ecological Importance The fruit is important food source for birds, squirrels and other small mammals Indigenous perspective human importances - High oil content - Concentration of omega-3 fatty acids - Food source as nuts can be stored for years - Bark, roots and oil of the tree can be used for medicinal qualities
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