Grid reference | ST 17708 76863 |
Common name | Black walnut |
Origin | East North America |
Deciduous | Yes |
Status | Wales Champion 2023 |
Missing tag | 2241 |
Height | 27M November 2015 |
Girth | 267cm November 2015 |
Girth | 295cm January 2023 |
Reference | 333 |
This tree is towards the north of Old Man's Wood east.
General tree description
Juglans nigra is a large tree (up to 35 metres tall) with a domed crown and very dark grey-black, deeply fissured bark. It has large, hanging, pinnate leaves up to 60cm long, with nine to twenty-three finely toothed leaflets. The leaves are a rich green colour, turning golden yellow in autumn. The fruits are nuts encased in 3cm thick green husks and they rarely ripen in Britain.