Butternut Tree, White Walnut, (Juglans cinerea) Seeds, Organic Non-GMO 5 Seeds.

Butternut is a deciduous tree growing to (66 ft) tall, rarely (130 ft). Butternut is a slow-growing species, and rarely lives longer than 75 years. It has a (16–31 in) stem diameter, with light gray bark. The leaves are alternate and pinnate, (16–28 in) long, with 11–17 leaflets, each leaflet (2–4 in) long and (1+1⁄4–2 in) broad. Leaves have a terminal leaflet at the end of the leafstalk and have an odd number of leaflets. The whole leaf is downy-pubescent, and a somewhat brighter, yellower green than many other tree leaves. Butternut is found with many other tree species in several hardwood types in the mixed mesophytic forest. The butternuts are edible and were made into a butter-like oil by Native Americans for various purposes, including anointment. The young green nuts, while still soft, can be dehusked and pickled; The sap can be used to make syrup. There are two easy ways to tell a butternut from a black walnut. The first is the nuts of black walnuts are round, while butternuts are more barrel shaped. The second is the bark. Black walnuts have a dark brown deeply furrowed bark at maturity, while butternuts have a smooth, whitish grey colored bark.