Juglans neotropica 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 prefers loose-textured, fertile soils, and seems to thrive
Tree of 40 Fruit Tree of 40 Fruit A Tree of 40 Fruit is one of a series of fruit trees created by the New York-based artist Sam Van Aken using the technique of grafting. Each tree produces forty types of stone fruit, of the genus "Prunus", ripening sequentially from July to October in the United States. Sam Van Aken is an Associate Professor of Sculpture at Syracuse University. His family is Pennsylvania Dutch, and he grew up on the family farm. In 2008, while looking for specimens to create a multicolored blossom tree as an art project, Van Aken acquired the orchard of