Cedar Creek Natural History Area

Plants of Cedar Creek

This family is represented by walnuts (Juglans) and hickories (Carya) in Minnesota, but none are presently known to occur at Cedar Creek.  Carya cordiformis (Bitternut Hickory) and Juglans cinerea (Butternut)  range north to Pine County in eastern Minnesota--thus ranging north of CCNHA.  C. ovata (Shagbark Hickory) and J. nigra (Black Walnut) are confined to SE Minnesota.  The sole reported representative for Cedar Creek is Juglans nigra (Black Walnut). It was undoubtedly a homesite planting, but it has not been relocated and has likely perished.