Benefits of Black Walnut Trees
Black Walnut Trees
The Black Walnut tree is a deciduous tree that grows up to 120 feet tall. It has a large leaf canopy, making it a desirable shade tree. The trees themselves also have insect repelling qualities and the leaves and husks have been used to repel fleas, flies, and bedbugs. [University of Washington]
Black walnut trees produce sap that can be boiled down to create a delicious all-natural syrup. Although it takes 5 Black Walnut trees to produce the same amount of sap as 1 Maple tree, the syrup it makes has a rich, complex nutty flavor with hints of butterscotch.
Black Walnut wood is one of the finest hardwood lumber species in North America. It is prized for its dark, fine-grained heartwood which is used to make furniture, gunstocks, flooring, and in other woodworking projects.
Black Walnut leaves can be dried to make a soothing green tea. They can also be used to make a natural astringent infusion for cleaning wounds or used a compress to reduce inflammation.
Black Walnuts
The hulls of Black Walnuts have many medicinal uses. They contain high concentrations of tannins, which has antioxidant properties. The astringency from the tannins offers many topical applications for skin. The hulls also contain the constituent juglandin with anti-parasitic, anti-fungal, and anti- bacterial properties. It is also an all-natural source of iodine
The shells of the nuts are a biodegradable, long-lasting material. It is used to remove coatings and paints without damaging substrates and as a polishing compound. It is an ideal media for filtration operations such as in oil fields for separating oils and solids from water. It is also used in cosmetics, hand soaps, and scrubs.
And of course the nuts themselves are delicious when used in cooking, baking, or in trail mixes! Even better, the nuts are a healthy snack you can feel good about eating. Black Walnuts have highest protein content of any tree nut, contain substantial amount of omega-3, and are a rich source of vitamins and nutrients.
