Juglandaceae

Walunt Family (Juglandaceae)

Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis	Black Walnut Juglans nigra	Caucasian Wingnut Pterocarya fraxinifolia	Common Walnut Juglans regia
Pignut Carya glabra	Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata

Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis The Bitternut is common from the center to the coast of North America. It becomes rarely more than 200 years old. The wood is hard and is used for the furniture industry. The Indians used the wood for making bows also. The nuts are not edible.	Black Walnut Juglans nigra The black walnut comes from America, where it is found from the east coast to the middle of the country. The tree also grows quickly and is very high at over 30 m.
Caucasian Wingnut Pterocarya fraxinifolia As the name suggests, comes the Caucasian wingnut from the region of Caucasus / Iran. The wood is used for veneers, which are very popular because of their dark texture.	Pignut Carya glabra The pignut is native to the North American east coast naturally, from Florida up to the Canadian Ontario. In Europe it is found only occasionally in parks and gardens. As a street tree piglets nut is inappropriate as it yields many hard nuts in the fall.