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| With its beautifully fine-grained, dark brown wood and edible fruits, both for wildlife and humans, black walnut is one of the most prized trees native to American forests. The durable wood is prized for finishing work and veneer. Furniture made from solid walnut is expensive due in part to past logging of the largest trees. A classic use of black walnut is in the making of gun stocks. The hard, unripe fruits give off a pleasant lemony scent. The thick husk around the fruits provides dark dye and will stain hands and fingers unless gloves are used to extract the ripe nuts. Native to eastern North America. Fall color - beautiful gold-yellow. |