1 Black Walnut Tree Juglans nigra | 12–24” Bare Root Nut Tree for Shade & Edible Landscapes

Black Walnut Tree (Juglans nigra) Overview

This live bare root Black Walnut tree is a hardy native species known for its richly flavored edible nuts and valuable hardwood. Growing between 12 to 24 inches at planting, it is suitable for USDA zones 4 through 9. The tree thrives in full sun and prefers deep, well-drained, loamy soil. It is an excellent choice for shade, food forests, and large landscape projects.

Key Features

• Produces edible walnuts popular for baking, snacking, and wildlife food
• Provides large canopy shade and seasonal interest
• Cold-tolerant and long-living, hardy in USDA zones 4–9
• Ideal for homesteads, orchards, and food forests
• Medium to fast growth rate reaching mature heights of 50–75 feet

Growing Information

The Black Walnut tree is a deciduous nut tree with green foliage and green hulls surrounding brown shells. It blooms in spring and nuts are harvested in fall. It requires moderate watering and thrives best in full sun with deep, well-drained soil. This tree is suitable for gardeners looking to add a native hardwood species that supports edible landscapes and wildlife.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.