Conservationists in southwestern Ontario are working to fight back against an insidious, tree-killing canker that threatens butternut trees across Eastern Canada. Never an overly abundant species, ...

The butternut tree (Juglans cinerea), also known as a white walnut, was once a very common component of eastern forests. Butternuts belong to the same family as the black walnut, both preferring deep, ...

Butternuts are soft and oily, with a light walnut flavor that lingers on the tongue. But few Americans have tasted this endangered native. Now, University of Connecticut undergraduates have published ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, meet a rarely found native tree that is closely related to the black walnut, the butternut. The butternut has been plagued by fungal disease, but can be identified by ...

The name butternut sounds good — like candy (Butter Nut candy bars of the 1950s made by Hollywood Candy Co.), or pretty — a soft yellow orange color for clothes. So it is sad to learn that butternut ...

Butternut (Juglans cinera) is a tree that is more valuable for its sweet oily tasting nuts than for its lumber. In fact, the genus name “juglans” means “nut of Jupiter.” The nuts are oval shaped ...

Siblings Wendy and John Leavitt stand in front of the century-old butternut walnut tree next to Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. The pair hope to save the tree from an expansion to the athletic complex.