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Genus Juglans of trees of the family Juglandaceae, closely related to hickories. Walnuts have pinnately compound leaves and nuts enclosed in a thick leathery husk. Six species, including the black walnut J. nigra and the butternut J. cinerea, are native to the USA. About 15 other species occur in South America and Eurasia. The English walnut J. regia, originally from southeastern Europe and Asia, is cultivated widely for its nut crop.

Walnut

Town in Los Angeles County, southwest California; population (1990) 29,100. It is located 32 km/20 mi east of Los Angeles city centre. Mount San Antonio College (1946) is in this growing residential suburb.

Walnut

Small town in Bureau County, north-central Illinois; population (1990) 1,500. It is located 37 km/23 mi north of Lincoln. Author Don Marquis was born here in 1878.



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The national champion Juglans nigra is 130 feet tall with a 278-inch circumference and a 140-foot crown spread.
From the big tree coordinator by American Forests
In the late spring and early summer, pollens are released by other allergenic trees, such as Juglans regia (walnut) and Carya illinoensis (pecan).
Comparison of intranasal hypertonic Dead Sea saline spray and ... by Miner, Linda / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The butternut, Juglans cinerea, is not and never has been very common.
Butternut blues by Patterson, Rich / American Forests
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