Juglans neotropica and is among the most expensive woods available. Juglans neotropica Juglans neotropica is a species of plant in the Juglandaceae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss. Common names include Colombian walnut, Ecuadorian walnut, Andean walnut, nogal, cedro negro, cedro nogal, and nogal Bogotano. It is a slow-growing tree attaining heights of up to 40 meters, with grooved, red-brown bark and an oval-shaped canopy. The compound leaves, typical to all members of "Juglans", are about 40 cm long, grouped at the ends of the branches, and have a serrated border. The species
Juglans californica "J. californica" grows in riparian woodlands, either in single species stands or mixed with California's oaks ("Quercus" spp.) and cottonwoods ("Populus fremontii"). "Juglans californica" can be either a large shrub with 1–5 trunks, or a small, single-trunked tree. The main trunk can fork close to the ground, making it look like two trees that have grown together, then diverged. It has thick bark, deeply channeled or furrowed at maturity. It has large, pinnately compound leaves with 11–19 lanceolate leaflets with toothed margins and no hair in the vein angles. It has a small hard nut in a shallowly grooved, thick