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A walnut is the edible seed of any tree of the genus Juglans (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, Juglans regia. They are accessory fruit because the outer covering of the fruit is technically an involucre and thus not morphologically part of the carpel; this means it cannot be a drupe but is instead a drupe-like nut.
The wood is light and takes polish well, but is of much lower quality than Persian walnut wood. It is often used to make furniture. It is often used to make furniture. Toyo Tire evaluated the shell of heartnut as being very hard and the fragments sharp, and it came to be used as a material for snow tires (studless tires).
Walnut trees are any species of tree in the plant genus Juglans, the type genus of the family Juglandaceae, the seeds of which are referred to as walnuts.All species are deciduous trees, 10–40 metres (33–131 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves 200–900 millimetres (7.9–35.4 in), with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnuts (Pterocarya), but not ...
Juglans regia, the common walnut [1] or Persian walnut [2] amongst other regional names, is a species of walnut.It is native to Eurasia in at least southwest and central Asia and southeast Europe, but its exact natural area is obscure due to its long history of cultivation.
Black walnut is an important tree commercially, as the wood is a deep brown color and easily worked. Walnut seeds ( nuts ) are cultivated for their distinctive and desirable taste. Walnut trees are grown for lumber and food, and processors have found additional markets for even the tough outer hulls by finely grinding them for use in products ...
Juglans hindsii, commonly called the Northern California black walnut and Hinds's black walnut, is a species of walnut tree native to the western United States (California and Oregon). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is commonly called claro walnut by the lumber industry and woodworkers, and is the subject of some confusion over its being used as ...
Hartzell Propeller is an American manufacturer that was founded in 1917 by Robert N. Hartzell as the Hartzell Walnut Propeller Company. [1] It produces composite and aluminum propellers for certified, homebuilt, and ultralight aircraft.
The Persian walnut, Juglans regia, is one of the major nut crops of the world. Walnut, hickory, and gaulin are also valuable timber trees while pecan wood is also valued as cooking fuel. Description