In the urban landscape
Large, fast and scenic, the Caucasian wingnut is perfect for parks with moist soils or lakesides: its spreading crown shades huge areas, and the long garlands of winged fruit hanging in summer are a unique decorative feature.
Pterocarya fraxinifolia
Caucasian wingnut
Closely related to the walnut, with which it shares several traits. A broad, majestic crown.
- Diameter
- 25 cm
- Height
- 6 m
- Availability
- 190
Did you know?
The name Pterocarya means "winged nut": its seeds hang in green necklaces half a metre long. Having survived the ice ages only in the Caucasus, it returned to Europe through 18th-century botanical gardens.
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