Butternut

Juglans cinerea L. - Walnut family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 60.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Butternut: Achatia distincta, Acrobasis juglandis, Acrobasis kearfottella, Actias luna luna, Amorpha juglandis, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Baileya dormitans, Baileya ophthalmica, Cameraria caryaefoliella, Catocala habilis, Catocala neogama, Catocala piatrix, Catocala vidua, Citheronia regalis, Citheronia splendens, Crocigrapha normani, Datana angusii, Datana integerrima, Datana ministra, Dryocampa rubicunda, Eacles imperialis, Eupsilia tristigmata, Gluphisia septentrionis, Gretchena bolliana, Halysidota tessellaris, Hypena sordidula, Hyphantria cunae, Lophocampa caryae, Lymantria dispar, Machimia tetoriferella, Orgyia leucostigma, Phigalia titea, Samia cynthia cynthia, Satyrium calanus, Satyrium calanus falacer, Satyrium caryaevorum, Schizura concinna, Schizura leptinoides, Spilosoma virginica, Stigmella juglandifoliella, Tetracis cachexiata

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.