Description
Juglans ailantifolia ... Japanese walnut is a rare species of walnut native to Japan and Sakhalin islands ... Broad and round crowned deciduous tree growing to 20-30 metres tall , with a 40–80 cm stem diameter trunk of light grey bark ... The leaves are pinnate , 50–90 cm long ( 11-17 leaflets ) , leaflets 7–16 cm long and 3–5 cm in width ... In their first-year twigs covered with distinct glandular hairs , hardly any hairs in their second year ... Spring male flower catkins can be up to 25 cm long and are followed by fruits in hanging clusters of 20 or so surrounded by husks with sticky hairs ... Nuts have a short pointy tip and a thick membrane as the two halves meet ... Family:
Juglandaceae.