The Butternut tree (Juglans cinerea) is a native deciduous hardwood tree related to the Black Walnut (Juglans nigra). Also known as White Walnut, the wood from Butternut is used for woodworking, ...

By Kelly Bahl Jay C. Hormel Nature Center Outreach Naturalist Minnesota boasts incredible coniferous and hardwood forests in ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- WCCO's report on a White Bear Lake woman's giant cottonwood tree – one of the biggest in the Twin Cities – struck a chord with our viewers. It also begged the question: What are the ...

Black chokeberries, elderberries, nanny berries, service berries, butternut, shagbark hickory nuts and wild plums were among the fruits and nuts that sustained the Ho-Chunk people for hundreds of ...