Walnut

  

The walnut, of the genus Juglans, is a deciduous tree grown for its timber, aromatic leaves, edible nuts, and ornamental foliage. Preferring sunny locations with deep, fertile, well-drained soils, walnut trees grow to heights of 15 to 20 m (50 to 70 ft). Trees of the walnut family, some reaching great heights and girths, once were important components of the deciduous forests of eastern North America, but most have now been cut for their valuable timber. In addition to the walnut itself, other important members are the butternuts, pecans, and hickories. The walnut family is placed in an order with a family containing a single species, an aromatic deciduous tree confined to China and Vietnam. All members of the order have pinnately compound leaves—that is, leaves divided into individual leaflets attached along both sides of a central stalk. Typically, the buds, fruits, flowers, and undersides of the leaves are covered with yellowish scales. The unisexual flowers are individually inconspicuous and lack petals. They are borne in dense clusters, or inflorescences, called spikes or catkins; the clusters characteristically have bracts that are more conspicuous than the flowers themselves. The fruits are one-seeded nuts or winged nutlets.   AROMA /SMOKING ASPECTS:  Walnut has a nutty kind of aroma.  Sweet but dense.  Holds the heat well and puts off a nice ember glow.

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