Juglans mandshurica

Manchurian species

JuglandaceaeJuglans

The Manchurian walnut is in the Juglandaceae family and is native to the eastern Asiatic region (China, the Russian Far East, North Korea and South Korea). It grows to about 254 m tall.

  • Leaves are alternate, odd-pinnate, 40–90 cm long, with 7–19 leaflets, each leaflet 6–17 cm long and 2–7.5 cm broad; margin is serrate, apex acuminate.
  • Species is monoecious. Male yellow-green catkins are up to 9–40 cm long; female flowers are terminal, in spikes of 4–10, ripening in August-October into nuts 3–7.5 cm long and 3–5 cm across, with a densely granular pubescent green husk and very thick shell.
  • Leaf scars have 3 prominent bundle scars in the shape of "happy face", with hairy eyebrows; terminal buds are hairy, look like small leaves; pith is chambered, chocolate brown.

Contributors

  • Philippe de Spoelberch