Joy's Tree Nut Finder

Sorted tree name list

Note: These pages are still under construction.

What type of Nuts are you looking for ?

Hulls with Spines
Smooth hulls
Woody Husk
Acorns

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Tree Nuts with Spined Hulls

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1. Ohio Buckeye tree / Fetid Buckeye tree /
   American Horse Chestnut tree
   [Aesculus glabra] *3 p.359, 382, 530, 583
   -- Nuts: Sharp points on hull.  Shiny brown nut with whitish round spot.
   -- Leaves: Compound, 5 palmate leaflets.
   -- Leaflets: Tooth edged, unlobed, football shaped.
   -- Flowers: 1-petaled, torpedo shaped pre-opened flower.

   HorseChestnutHusk20160518A.JPG
   

   BuckeyeOhio120719Nuts.JPG
   

   BuckeyeHull20141001CTSP.JPG
   

   BuckeyeNut20141001CTSP.JPG
   

   TreeBuckeyeOhio120321C6.JPG
   

   Green5Buckeye090418WWSPa.JPG
   

   Buckeye20140410CTSP_T1b.JPG -- Young sprout
   

   Buckeye20140410CTSP_T1a.JPG -- Young sprout
   

   TreeBuckeyeOhio120321C4.JPG
   

   ChestnutHorse20160518PachecoRI.JPG
   

   AesculusGlabra_RangeMap.png
   

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2. American Chestnut tree 
   [Castanea dentata] *3 p.150, 526, 609, 377
   -- Leaves: Simple, Tooth edged, Unlobed, Football shaped.
   -- Parallel spreading leaf veins.
   -- Flowers: Catkins.
   -- Smooth bark, Spiked husks containing Edible nut.
   

   ChestnutAmerican20170930CentralParkLvilleKYHusk.JPG
   

   ChestnutAmerican20171001HuskNut.JPG
   

   ChestnutAmerican20171001HuskSeed.JPG
   

   ChestnutAmerican20170930CentralParkLvilleKYLeaves2a.JPG
   

   ChestnutAmerican20170930CentralParkLvilleKYLeaves1.JPG
   

   ChestnutAmerican20170930CentralParkLvilleKYShape.JPG
   

   ChestnutAmerican20170930CentralParkLvilleKYBark2.JPG
   

   CastaneaDentata_RangeMap.png
   

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3. Chinese Chestnut tree
   [Castanea mollissima] *19 p.149
   -- Nuts: Hull has very long, very sharp spines.
   -- Leaves: Tooth edged at the end of every vein, unlobed, football shaped.
   -- Flowers: Yellow catkins.

   ChineseChestnut20160518HuskA.JPG
   

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   Tree Nuts with Smooth Hulls

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4. Eastern Black Walnut tree / American Walnut tree
   [Juglans nigra] *3 p.317, 532, 358
   -- Hulls: Relatively smooth, green to black, spherical hull.
   -- Nuts: Hard, rough, black, woody shell.
   -- Leaves: Compound with many lateral, opposite, pointed leaflets.
   -- Leaflets: Fine tooth edged, unlobed, football shaped, stalkless.
   -- Flowers: .
   -- Bark: Dark with rough vertical streaks.

   WalnutBlack20160928EdNuts.JPG
   

   WalnutBlack20160928EdLeaves1.JPG
   

   WalnutBlack20161013CentralParkLvilleLeaves.JPG
   

   WalnutBlack20160928EdShape.JPG
   

   WalnutBlack20161013CentralParkLvilleBark.JPG
   

   JuglansNigra_RangeMap.png
   

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5. Almond tree 
   [Prunus dulcis | Prunus amygdalus] *18 p.260
   -- Leaves: Unlobed, fine tooth edged, 3-5" long, 1" wide.
   -- Flowers: Pink, 5-petaled, fan shaped.
   -- Seed: Smooth husk, woody shell, Edible nut inside.
   

   Almond20171001SeedNut.JPG
   

   AlmondTree20170423LvilleNut1.JPG
   

   AlmondTree20170423LvilleLeaf.JPG
   

   AlmondTree20170423LvilleShape.JPG
   

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   Tree Nuts with Woody Husks

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6. Pecan tree / Sweet Pecan tree
   [Carya illinoensis] *3 p.327, 535, 348
   -- Nuts: Nickle sized, oblong, woody husk turning from green to black.
   -- Leaves: Compound with many lateral, opposite, pointed leaflets.
   -- Leaflets: Fine tooth edged, unlobed, football shaped.
   -- Flowers: .

   Pecan20160928EdNuts4.JPG
   

   Pecan20160928EdLeaves1.JPG
   

   Pecan20160928EdLeaves4.JPG
   

   Pecan20160928EdBark2.JPG
   

   Pecan20160928EdShape.JPG
   

   CaryaIllinoinensis_RangeMap.png
   

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7. Hazelnut tree / Hazel tree
   [Corylus avellana] *8
   -- Nuts: Green, frilly husk.
   -- Flowers: 1-petaled, torpedo shaped flowers.
   -- Leaves: Tooth edged, unlobed, football shaped.

   TreeHazelnut20140821B.JPG
   

   TreeHazelnut20140821A.JPG
   

   CorylusAvellana_RangeMap.png
   

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   Trees (Oaks) with Acorns

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