Butternut, sometimes called white walnut, is great for carving and other uses, but it is potentially an endangered species.

Are we there yet? Leopard frogs were trilling from the pond in the night as I drowsed to sleep. Birdsongs woke me at dawn, winged silhouettes flitting in the dogwood ...

Are we there yet? Leopard frogs were trilling from the pond in the night as I drowsed to sleep. Birdsongs woke me at dawn, ...

Eastern wahoo (Euonymus atropurpureus) is a small tree in the bittersweet family (Celastraceae) native to the Midwest, mid-Atlantic states, and parts of the southeastern United States. Its native ...

This week, we meet Butternut or Juglans cinerea. Also known as white walnut, this species has slowly disappeared from the landscape due to a fungal disease. Butternut canker can cause large dead spots ...

This week, we meet Black walnut or Juglans nigra. Also known as American black walnut or eastern black walnut, this species has compound leaves with several pairs of leaflets along the individual leaf ...

While the health benefits of Persian walnuts, especially their vitamin and mineral profiles, have been well-documented (6), the indigenous black walnut has received little sporadic attention. Walnuts ...