Walnut

WALNUT, AMERICAN (Juglans nigra) American Black Walnut, Black Walnut Source: While walnut grows throughout the United States and southern Canada, its commercial range is confined largely to some fifteen Central States. Color: Light grey-brown to dark purplish-brown. Pattern: Plain to highly fig­ured. This one species produces a greater variety of figure types than any other, approached only by mahogany. Long-wood (plain and quarter sliced, half-round, both plain and figured; crotches; swirls; stumpwood and occasionally burls). Characteristics: Moderately heavy; very strong for its weight; exceptionally stable. Uses: Furniture; architectural wood­work; gunstocks; novelties. Availability: Readily available as veneer; readily available as lumber. Price Range: Medium to valuable for highly figured types.