Juglans ailantifolia

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Image: R. Omlor • Accession: 195006930/1

Scientific name: Juglans ailantifolia Carrière

Common name: Japanische Walnuss, Japanese walnut

Family: Juglandaceae (Walnut family)

Synonym: Juglans mandshurica var. sachalinensis, Juglans sachalinensis, Juglans sieboldiana

Distribution: Russia (Sakhalin, Kuril Islands), Japan

Hardiness: Zone 6b (-20.5 bis -17.8 °C)

Life form: Tree

Comments: Japanese walnut easily hybridizes in North America with the butternut (Juglans cinerea).

Links: Trees and Shrubs Online (International Dendrological Society)

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Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz