Butternut (White Walnut) vs Blue Beech - TreeTime.ca

Butternut (White Walnut) vs Blue Beech

Carpinus caroliniana

Juglans cinerea

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Blue Beech
Butternut (White Walnut)

Blue Beech is a beautiful, ornamental tree with enticing features. The foliage transforms throughout the season, offering a kaleidoscope of color. New leaves emerge reddish-purple, transforming to dark green, and then turn striking shades of yellow, orange, and red in fall. Once all the foliage has dropped, grooved, blue-grey bark becomes striking on a winter landscape.

Blue Beech has an attractive globular shape and has been successfully grown in both full shade and full sun locations. Make sure you provide ample moisture to ensure this tree thrives.

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.

Blue Beech Quick Facts

Butternut (White Walnut) Quick Facts

Zone: 3b
Zone: 2b
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 8 m (27 ft)
Light: any
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Nuts: Small nuts with earthy, sweet taste
Nuts: brown shell, edible
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: yes
Catkins: no


Other Names: demon walnut, oilnut, white walnut