Juglans microcarpa - Little Walnut Fact Sheet

Little Walnut Fact Sheet

Family:  Juglandaceae - Walnut family
Latin name:  Juglans microcarpa
Common name:  Little walnut, Texas walnut, Texas black walnut, dwarf walnut

Juglans microcarpa - Little Walnut summer trunk, bark and asset tag

Juglans microcarpa - Little Walnut tree habit summer

Juglans microcarpa - Little Walnut summer leaves

Juglans microcarpa - Little Walnut summer compound leaf

Juglans microcarpa - Little Walnut summer leaves and fruit

Juglans microcarpa - Little Walnut fruit in summer

Juglans microcarpa is a small to medium tree that reaches a height of only 20 - 30 feet.
Little walnut grows as a native tree from southwestern Kansas through Oklahoma and Texas, south into northeastern Mexico.�
The leaves of the Texas walnut are alternate, odd-pinnately compound and 9 to 12 inches long.
There are 11 to 25 narrow serrate leaflets with small teeth. leaves �
The upper portion of the leaflets are dark yellow to green. The lower surface of the leaflets are paler.
The smaller size and narrower leaves of the Juglans microcarpa make it seem lighter and more open than other members of the Juglans family.
Pictures of fruit of Texas walnut.
The trees will first bear seed at approximately 15 years of age and may have some years when the crop is really abundant.
Photos taken July 1, 2008.

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