Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Butternut (White Walnut) - TreeTime.ca

Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Butternut (White Walnut)

Juglans cinerea

Malus x adstringens Thunderchild

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Butternut (White Walnut)
Thunderchild Flowering Crab

Butternut is one of the few walnut varieties native to Canada. The nuts are sought after for their mild, sweet, and oily taste. Ensure this tree is planted in full sun and well-drained soil for best results.

Butternut is self-fertile but it has better yields when planted near other butternuts. It can survive in zone 2, but reliably produces nuts in zone 3.

A top CO2 absorbing species. Experts think this tree may help climate change more than others.

Thunderchild Flowering Crab is a hybrid crab apple known for its attractive and fragrant dark pink blossoms and deep purple mature leaves.

Tree farmers will find this hybrid appealing as a pollinator for other apples, while home growers will enjoy the red pome's ability to attract flocks of Cedar Waxwings in the early spring.

This species is reportedly resistant to fireblight.

Butternut (White Walnut) Quick Facts

Thunderchild Flowering Crab Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 3a
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 8 m (27 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: dark red
Berries: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Flowers: dark pink blossoms
Nuts: brown shell, edible
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none




Other Names: demon walnut, oilnut, white walnut