Juglans hindsii - Northern California black walnut

Northern California black walnut (Juglans hindsii) is a deciduous tree native to California, in western North America, its thick-shelled seed edible and pressed for a short-lived oil, and historically used as rootstock for grafted English walnut.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Dye¹
• Wood¹
• Juglone¹

Type

• Juglans spp. - Walnut
• Tree
• Deciduous

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Juglans hindsii | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩