Juglans major Juglans major Juglans major (literally, the larger walnut), also known as Arizona walnut, is a walnut tree which grows to with a DBH of up to at elevations of in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. It also occurs in Mexico as far south as Guerrero. Common names include Arizona black walnut (as it belongs to the "black walnuts" section "Juglans" sect. "Rhysocaryon"), and the Spanish name nogal cimarrón (cimarron walnut). In moister areas, the tree features a single, stout trunk; there are usually several slender trunks in drier situations. The 8–14 in long pinnately compound leaves bear 9–15
Exocarpos latifolius fruit is a globular nut on a short stalk. As it ripens the stalk swells and turns red, like an inside out cherry. The fruit is 4–6 mm long and is inedible, though the stalk is, and was used as a traditional food source by Aboriginal Australians. The seed is found on the outside of the fruit, hence the name exocarpus, from the Latin meaning "outer". The wood is very fine-grained with little figure but often striking colour variation and was historically used for cabinet work. The tree was used for many purposes by Aboriginal Australians.The bark was used as