This is a species of Special Concern in Wisconsin due to a decline in national and local populations caused by Butternut canker, which is often fatal. The best thing to do is to plant more and not disturb healthy individuals. If you are interested in native species and are concerned about whose numbers are dwindling, consider saving space on your property for a Butternut, a tree that holds value for so much wildlife.

Butternuts are sweet and oily and prized by humans and wildlife.

The nuts are eaten by myriad mammals and birds.. They are mainly dispersed by squirrels as well as other rodents that may cache the nuts for winter.

Butternut is a larval host to the Luna Moth and the Butternut Woolyworm, the larvae of a sawfly.

Price is for 1 tree | #5 Container

Height: 40' - 60' | Spread: 40' - 60'

Best performance on organically rich (acidic) loamy soils. Intolerant of flooding during the growing season.

• Cover for wildlife
• Nest site for birds
• Food for birds
• Food for mammals
• Food for caterpillars