Juglandaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Juglans major

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Juglans major is a deciduous tree with stout, spreading branches forming an open, rounded crown; it can grow from 5 - 18 metres tall. The straight bole can be 130cm in diameter[ 1212 Title New Trees Publication Author Grimshaw J.; Bayton R.; Wilks H. Publisher Kew Publishing; London Year 2009 ISBN 1842461737 Description Provides comprehensive botanical descriptions and horticultural commentary on over 800 tree species that have been introduced to cultivation in recent decades. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. Juglans major has a large native range and its population is assumed to be large since in the US it can be dominant in some habitats and can form pure stands. Information for Mexico is not widely available but the species was reported as threatened from the country in 2010. In the US, the species is considered stable and is rarely used for timber. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthwestern N. America - Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, northern Mexico

HabitatSemi-arid areas, growing in broadleaved woodland, oak and conifer woodland, usually in moister places such as near rivers or by ephemeral streams, sometimes forming pure stands[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. Dry rocky ravines and stream beds, 700 - 2,300 metres[ 229 Title The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History. Publication Author Elias. T. Publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Year 1980 ISBN 0442238622 Description A very good concise guide. Gives habitats, good descriptions, maps showing distribution and a few of the uses. It also includes the many shrubs that occasionally reach tree proportions. ].