Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Perennial
Tree
Origin
Southeastern Asia, Nepal
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
Types
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Juglans cinerea
Number of Varieties
106
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Cold Regions, Terrestrial
Anthropogenic, Floodplains, Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-83-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
9-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Mat-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm1,220.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue Violet
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Yellow, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Insects
Birds, Squirrels
Allergy
Asthma
Gastric, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough
Dysentry, Intestinal irritations, Small pox, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Sap, Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes
Application in Furniture, Decorative veneers, flooring, paneling, Herbicide
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Edible, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
MAZUS reptans
JUGLANS cinerea
Common Name
Creeping Mazus
Butternut
In Hindi
जीव Mazus
Butternut Tree
In German
Creeping Mazus
Butternut Baum
In French
Creeping Mazus
noyer cendré
In Spanish
arrastramiento Mazus
árbol de nogal
In Greek
υφέρπουσα Mazus
Butternut Δέντρο
In Portuguese
Creeping Mazus
Árvore Butternut
In Polish
Creeping Mazus
butternut Drzewo
In Latin
reptilia Alba
Butternut ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Juglandales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Juglandaceae
Genus
Mazus
Juglans
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Mimuleae
-
Subfamily
Mimuloideae
-
Number of Species
107
1
27800
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