The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Butternuts are soft and oily, with a light walnut flavor that lingers on the tongue. But few Americans have tasted this endangered native. Now, UConn undergraduates have published the first full map ...

The Butternut tree (Juglans cinerea) is a native deciduous hardwood tree related to the Black Walnut (Juglans nigra). Also known as White Walnut, the wood from Butternut is used for woodworking, ...

Butternuts are soft and oily, with a light walnut flavor that lingers on the tongue. But few Americans have tasted this endangered native. Now, University of Connecticut undergraduates have published ...

Butternut (Juglans cinera) is a tree that is more valuable for its sweet oily tasting nuts than for its lumber. In fact, the genus name “juglans” means “nut of Jupiter.” The nuts are oval shaped ...

Douglass Jacobs, the Fred M. van Eck Professor of Forest Biology at Purdue University, Inspects a stand of butternut in Indiana’s John Wright Forest. This image may be used by news organizations ...

For butternut lovers who simply want to give the trees a boost, he suggests planting nuts in open areas, covered by a screen to keep squirrels away. While the October symposium was an important first ...

Do you know all the trees in your yard? As leaves emerge from buds very soon, I’d challenge you to identify your trees this year. Proper identification of trees is important so we can select the best ...