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Japanese Walnut

Juglans ailantifolia

Also called Heart Shape Walnut, Heartnut, Japanesse Walnut

Japanese Walnut
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Juglandaceae (Walnut family)

About

Juglans ailantifolia (synonyms J. cordiformis and J. sieboldiana and J. mandshurica var. sachalinensis), the Japanese walnut (Japanese: 鬼胡桃, romanized: oni-gurumi), is a species of walnut native to Japan and Sakhalin.

Uses

The edible nuts have an oily texture. The husks are also used to make a yellowish dye.

Other Juglans plants

Argentine Walnut · Bolivian walnut · Southern California Black Walnut · Butternut · Northern California Black Walnut · Hebei Walnut · West Indian walnut · Arizona walnut · Manchurian Walnut · Little walnut · Mexican Walnut · Andean walnut

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Juglans ailantifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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