| Source: White
walnut grows throughout the United States and Appalachian mountain
range, its commercial range is confined largely to some fifteen Central
States. |
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| Color: Light
grey-brown to dark purplish-brown. |
| Pattern: Plain
to highly figured. This one species produces a greater variety of figure
types than any other, approached only by mahogany. Longwood (plain and
quarter sliced, half-round, both plain and figured; crotches; swirls;
stumpwood and occasionally burls). |
| Characteristics: Moderately
heavy; very strong for its weight; exceptionally stable. |
| Uses: Furniture;
architectural wood-work; gunstocks; novelties. |
| Availability: Readily
available as veneer; readily available as lumber. |
