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EVENTS |
Sense of Community on KSMU 91.1 FM story on the Centennial Project and Arboretum- Dec. 20, 2004
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| Mapping the Past and GIS Day Events - Nov. 17, 2004 |
Centennial Arporetum Tags go up! (Fall 2004) |
Download a 2005 Calendar (here) |
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Black
Walnut (Juglans nigra)
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Juglandaceae
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tree
#172 in summer
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above image to see a larger map
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| Native
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Missouri |
| Leaf
Arrangement and Shape: |
| Alternate
with compound leaves (11-23 leaflets) |
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Type: |
| Nut
(edible) |
| Maximum
Height: |
| 90
feet |
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nut is sweet and eaten by humans as well as mice and squirrels.
Black Walnut is known for its valuable dark wood. Native Americans
used inner bark tea as a laxative and chewed the bark for toothaches.
Walnuts produce a substance called juglone that prevents the
growth of most other plants in its root zone. |
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tree
#172 in summer
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tree
#159 in spring
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