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 Eames Herman Miller Zenith RAR Rocking Chair BLACK ROCKER BASE Real WALNUT Wood $95.00 Time Remaining: 13d 10h 43m Buy It Now for only: $95.00 |
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 Vintage Martinsville Dresser Rosewood and Black Walnut $905.00 Time Remaining: 3d 6h 59m Buy It Now for only: $905.00 |
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 New Black Walnut Mid Century Modern Side Table Anthony Littleton Design $700.00 Time Remaining: 15d 11h 20m Buy It Now for only: $700.00 |
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 Pair Small 4 tall turned Black Walnut Legs old Antique salesman sample $1.95 Time Remaining: 6d 12h 41m |
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 29 DANISH MODERN SCANDINAVIAN BLACK WALNUT DRAWER KNOBS PULLS NEVER USED $6.00 Time Remaining: 4d 14h 36m |
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Black Walnut
Black Walnut - a Prized Timber
Black Walnut, which has the Scientific or Latin name of Juglans Nigra, is one of the most admired hardwoods in the furniture trade at the present time, especially in the United Kingdom. Prized for its dark brown colour by end users and for its strength, yet high workability by woodworkers, it’s no wonder that demand for this hardwood is at an all time high.
As a tree Black Walnut is native to the Eastern regions of the United States and Canada, its region of growth extending from Ontario to Texas and from Florida to Manitoba. It also grows in Europe since being introduced to Europe almost four hundred years ago (1629) however the primary source of timber in Europe is still North America. It primarily grows alongside lowland rivers (due preferring high water tables) in warmer regions, where it attains heights between 30 and 40 metres (100 to 130 feet). The bark is a dark gray, with deep furrows, the leaves has 15-23 leaflets, flowering into catkins or clusters depending on gender.
The hardwood that Black Walnut trees produce has a dark coloured heartwood, which has long been popular in America partly due to it being the darkest of all North American hardwoods, and due to its exception qualities. Thus it was used in great numbers by the early colonists of the United States in their homes. While the expense now puts this extravagance out of reach of the majority of people, individual items of furniture or rooms produced from black walnut, as well as furniture made from veneers are still popular.
Traditionally Black Walnut hardwood was used, among other uses, to manufacture gun stocks, of which still uses a significant proportion of the lumber harvest in the USA. These are often made into profiles by timber product manufacturers to bespoke customer orders. While other timbers are also used for gunstocks, Black Walnut is popular for its various strengths including elasticity and rupture strengths which are significantly higher than Persian Walnut (Scientific or Latin Name: Juglans Regia, also known as European, Common or English Walnut).
Black Walnut is also used to create coffins, especially in America, partly because of the lure of historical figures who have been buried in Black Walnut coffins: Abraham Lincoln, for instance, was buried in a Black Walnut coffin which was covered in a woollen fabric in black and decorated with studs in the pattern of a shamrock. A replica of this coffin is seen by the thousands of visitors to the Museum of Funeral Customs in Springfield, Illinois, many of whom have come for the nearby tomb of Lincoln. Lincoln was not alone to be buried in Black Walnut, the relative abundance of the trees at the time coupled with their finer woodworking qualities and dark, reflecting the sombre mood of funerals, appearance meant that they were a popular choice of coffin at the time – this is reflected in the coffins of various other historical personalities to have been buried in Black Walnut, US president Zachary Taylor, upon reburial the frontierswoman and adopted Seneca Mary Jemison, and executed abolitionist John Brown.
In addition to timber, Black Walnut trees produce Walnuts that are used both in foods such as ice cream, pies, cookies and cakes as well as in cleaning and cosmetic products produced from the shells. It is preferred by many over the nuts from Persian Walnut because of its stronger taste and high protein, unsaturated fat and low cholesterol. However due to the work that must be put in to prepare a black walnut nuts due to a staining fluid in the husk, Persian Walnuts are more widely produced.
Black Walnut is the perfect choice of timber if you are looking for a dark, fashionable and workable hardwood for furniture manufacturing, cabinet making and many other uses. While demand outstrips supply, those who are wanting to produce in black walnut at even large quantities are able to get supplies for their project at market rates throughout most of the world, including the United Kingdom and United States.
About the Author
This article was written by Sean Spurr from Niche Timbers Ltd, a Timber Merchants based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK. They specialise in hardwood including black walnut, the species of tree and timber this article was about, as well as oak, maple and many other timbers. This family based timber merchant will be happy to deal with any enquiries from the trade and, if collected, on smaller quantities. Give them a call on UK 01924 371313 with your enquiries or visit their website for more information.
What are some plants that have the ability to grow near a black walnut?
This question is not for me but for my neighbor, she has had a playground for her kids in the backyard for a while now and she has recently torn it out. She know wants to plant a garden in the space left over, but the entire area is underneath a black walnut which according to my mother, an avid gardener, it is hard to grow things near these plants.
Here's a list of plants you can plant under a black walnut(link). I have several black walnut trees-here is a few things I have planted by them that have thrived for about 10 years: Lilac bushes, Japanese Iris, Regular Iris, A Weeping Cherry tree, Quince bush, Day lilies,Daffodils, Peonies. Also an annual flower mix that included bachelor's buttons, field poppies, cosmos-although some other flowers did not come up.