Return to top of page. Return to top of page. Brazil Nut Leaves are alternate, leathery, broadly oblong, up to 20 inches long and 4-6 inches wide margins wavy up and down. Return to top of page. View 1 View 2 Butternut Differs from Black Walnut in having larger leaves, in being covered with rusty-brown hairs and in having leaf scars rounded at top.
Leaves are alternate, pinnately compound in a feather-like manner.
Twigs orange-brown or bright green, becomming smooth and light gray with a dark colored pith. Husk is oval to oblong, pointed, sticky, up to 3 inches long and half as wide. Nut has jagged ridges and thick walls. Return to top of page. Nut is about 1 inch in length and tan.