Juglans cinerea 'Beckwith' - 125-150 CM C6 WHIP

Description
The Butternut (Juglans cinerea) is an upright tree that produces red flowers. They appear in June. These produce brown fruits from September. The Butternut also has pinnate, medium green leaves. In a sunny to semi-shady location with well-drained, humus-rich, calcareous soil, it usually reaches a height of around 20 metres and grows to a width of around 7 metres.

Bulletpoints
* Attractive yellow autumn colouring

Leaves
The deciduous leaves of the Butternut are medium green, pinnate. Butternut turns bright yellow in autumn.

Spread
North America.

Frost hardiness
The Butternut has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Butternut is an upright-growing tree. It usually reaches a height of 15 - 20 m and is approx. 4 - 7 m wide. As a rule, it grows 20 - 50 cm per year.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
Cut and saw wounds as well as broken branches should be treated with a wound dressing as soon as possible to prevent pathogens from entering the plant.

Flower
The red flowers appear in June.

Use
Solitary, medicine, medicinal plant

Root
Juglans cinerea is a taproot.