Walnuts are highly prized in the lumber industry. There are nine native species of walnut in North America. The two main species of walnut we work with are Eastern Black Walnut (juglans nigra) and Claro Walnut (juglans hindsii).

Eastern Black Walnut is native to the eastern part of the United States, stretching from the New England states to Michigan and south to Alabama and Georgia. This species of walnut has been used for generations in fine furniture making. Eastern Black Walnut is also referred to as just Black Walnut, or American Walnut.…