Butternut

Scientific Name: Juglans cinerea

Butternut is native to eastern Canada but has been listed as an endangered species due to a fungal disease, called Butternut Canker, that kills these trees. 

It is part of the walnut family, can grow up to 30 m tall and has edible nuts in the fall.  Butternut commonly grows in moist, well-drained soil along streams and does not like the shade. It has traditionally been most common in the Ottawa Valley on the alluvial islands of the lower Ottawa River.

Photo by Dan Brunton