Prickly leaf stems. Twigs armed with prickles, shoots moderate, often 5-angled. Return to top of page. View 1 View 2 Black Walnut Leaves are alternate, pinnately compound in a feather like manner. Husk is round, greenish-brown, up to 2 inches across, fuzzy.
Nut is oval, thick shelled and deeply ridged.
Differs from Butternut in having smaller leaves, in not being covered with rusty-brown hairs and in having leaf scar notched at top. 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.