butter nut
Juglans cinerea
USDA zones3 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size40 to 60 feet tall40 to 60 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellowish-green
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Butter nut (Juglans cinerea) is a tree for food gardens, pollinator gardens, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows 40 to 60 feet tall with a wide, open crown, and the butternuts turn rancid soon after they mature, so harvest them quickly. Rabbits tend to pass it by. Bees and birds visit it.
Pairs well with White oak, Bunchberry, White trillium, and Switchgrass.
Native range
Northeastern United States.