What is Walnut?
{{Taxobox | name = Juglans | image = Juglans major Morton.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = ''Juglans major'' | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Fagales]] | familia = [[Juglandaceae]] | genus = '''''Juglans''''' }} [[File:Walnut.JPG|thumb|Shelled walnuts]][[File:Walnut (17166463804).jpg|thumb|Walnut core]]'''Walnut''' trees, [[genus]] ''Juglans'', are [[Plant|plants]] which mostly grow in the [[Northern hemisphere]]. ==Features== They can reach 10~40 [[Metre|metres]] (30-130 [[Foot (unit)|ft]]) in [[height]]. ==Habitats== Walnut trees grow from [[Europe]] to the [[Himalayas]] and southwest [[China]]. In [[Western hemisphere|the Americas]], walnut trees are found all the way from [[Canada]] to Argentina. ==Applications== They are used for [[timber]]. The wood is very hard, and dark in [[color]]. It is mostly used for making [[furniture]]. The [[fruit]] is eaten and can be used for making [[oil]]. The fruit of ''Juglans'' are called '''walnuts'''. Material of the walnut's outer casing was used by [[Native American]] tribes to [[poison]] [[fish]]. {{wikispecies|Juglans}} {{commons category|Walnuts}} {{-}} {{Multistub|food|biology}} [[Category:Fagales]] [[Category:Edible nuts and seeds]]