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Common name: Butternut
Scientific name: Juglans cinerea
Example mature size: 25 m tall, 15 m wide; 82.5 ft tall, 49.5 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun
Water: Average
Soil: Loam
Blooms: Green in May
Ontario plant status: Native Tree - Deciduous, Endangered
Natural habitats: Open-upland
Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps π, Songbirds π¦
Points of interest: - Our butternuts are tested to ensure genetically healthy - Unfortunately, this species is endangered due to the fungal disease, Butternut Canker, which studies have shown to have infected at least 30% of the tree population - Produces edible nuts - Prefers moist but well-drained soils
All specimens are certified pure non-hybrized
Source-Identified from Ontario tree zone 37. All Butternut grown by St. Williams are certified non-hybrid.