Terri identifies the black walnut, a Charlotte tree that grows up to 100 feet tall. Its nuts are prized for Southern pound cakes, its wood makes fine furniture, and it releases chemicals that kill plants growing underneath it.
Hi, I'm Terri, and this beauty is a black walnut. They can be giant trees. They grow 100 feet tall and branch out 100 feet wide. Their nuts are edible, quite delicious actually, and they appear in a lot of southern pound cakes. Those black walnuts are a little difficult to get out of the shell, but well worth it. And did you know that there are some plants that can't grow underneath it because of a chemical that it releases into the soil? Grabbing a little close-up of one of my favorite trees, the black walnut. Great firm bark, which really reveals what a great hardwood it really is. Very prized and expensive in furniture and cabinetry. And of course, I have to give a hug to one of my favorite trees, 'cause I'm a tree hugger, 'cause I love my trees in Charlotte, and this is one of the best, the black walnut.
