Juglans Nigra

The Black Walnut tree, Juglans nigra, is a large, fast-growing deciduous tree with distinctive ridged bark and butter yellow autumn leaves. It is a superb timber tree. Juglans nigra produces an abundance of nuts in the autumn (you will know that they are ready when you see lots of squirrels in your tree...). The nuts are notoriously messy to remove from their husks, but the quality of the kernel inside is generally considered to be better than the common walnut, which is the one you will normally see in the shops. Black Walnut trees can reach a height of about 30 metres. Standard trees are the largest size that we deliver; but we also sell younger Black Walnut saplings as well as Common Walnut trees.

Browse our full range of nut trees or see the full variety of fruit trees for sale.

History & uses of Juglans nigra: Black Walnuts are an American tree that was brought to Britain in the mid-1600's by John Tradescant. They now grow wild in many parts of Southern England and Wales

How Standard Trees are Measured:

All our standards, are graded by their girth in centimetres 1 metre above ground level (basically, their trunk's waist measurement). They aren't measured by their height, which will vary. So, a 6/8 standard has a trunk with a circumference of 6-8 centimetres and an 8/10 standard has a trunk 8-10 centimetres around. This measurement makes no difference to the tree's final height. Standard trees are 3 - 5 metres tall (on average) when they arrive; they are the most mature trees that you can buy from us.

Notes on planting Black Walnut trees:
The Black walnut grows best in deep, well-drained soil and it likes plenty of sun. It is a bit hardier than the Common walnut, but we still don't recommend it for frosty places or the North if you plan to harvest nuts from it.
They are infamous for killing many other plants that grow near them, so we've made a list of suitable companion plants that can thrive next to one.

Prepare your site before planting:
It is good to dig over the site where you plant a tree several months in advance. Kill the weeds first: for tough weeds like nettles, brambles and ground elder, you will usually need a glyphosate based weed-killer to get rid of them. When you dig the soil over, remove stones and other rubbish and mix in well rotted compost or manure down to the depth of about 2 spades.

Watch our video on how to plant a tree for full instructions.
Remember to water establishing trees during dry weather for at least a year after planting.

Tree Planting accessories:
Prepare your site for planting by killing the weeds and grass with Roundup weed killer.
You can buy a tree planting pack with a wooden stake & rubber tie to support the tree and a mulch mat with pegs to protect the soil around the base of your tree from weeds and drying out.
We suggest that you use mycorrhizal "friendly fungi" on the roots of all newly planted large trees: if your soil quality is poor, we strongly recommend it.
You can also improve your soil with bonemeal organic fertiliser and Growmore.

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Delivery: The basic delivery charge for orders of bareroot plants is £6.50 + vat, which increases to £12.55 + vat if you add any pot-grown plants, standard trees or fruit trees to the order.
Because couriers sometimes experience delays, we schedule delivery by week, not by day. Therefore, please plan your planting day for the weekend at the end of the delivery week or for the week following delivery, at the earliest.
We will email you the day before your plants are due to arrive.

*Surcharges to the Highlands and Islands still apply.

Payment: We do not charge your card until we begin to prepare your order for packing.

Guarantee: If any plants die within a year, we will replace them. We only ask that you follow our planting & growing instructions and sent us clear photographs of the dead plants in situ, so we can help to make sure that the replacement plants succeed. You only pay for the delivery of the replacements.

Please note that our guarantee is void if there is a hosepipe ban in your area: your newly planted hedging must be watered in dry weather while it is establishing. The best way to water is very thoroughly every few days: at least once a week if there is no heavy rain.

Our nursery has been supplying container grown and bareroot hedging plants to gardeners, farmers and town planners since 1949. Our website started in 2003, so we do understand the concerns that you may have about buying hedging plants online. If any of your plants are damaged when they arrive or if you are otherwise not satisfied with your order after you inspect it, please repackage it and contact us. We will give you a refund or send replacements and send a courier to come and collect the unwanted plants.

Misc	Edible Fruit / Nuts, Wildlife Value
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	NUMBER OF PLANTS
SIZES	1-2	3-9	10+
6/8 std Bareroot	Out of Stock £46.95	Out of Stock £39.95	Out of Stock £35.95
8/10 std Bareroot	Stock = 2 £69.95	Stock = 2 £59.95	Stock = 2 £49.95

Black Walnut - Standard

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