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Walnut (Juglans regia)
Family: Juglandaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)
Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Sap/Syrup
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter
Flavor & Culinary Uses
delicious flavour. — Seed - eaten raw or used in confections, cakes, ice cream etc.; A delicious flavour.; The seed can also be ground into a meal and used as a flavouring in sweet and savoury dishes.; The unripe fruits are pickled in vinegar.
Habitat & North American Range
Forests in the Himalayas, preferring a northerly aspect in the west but a southerly or westerly aspect in the east of the range. (Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)