Juglandaceae FAMILY

Juglans mollis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Tree

Growth—

A plant of moderate elevations in the subtropics to tropics, usually found at elevations between 1,000 - 2,000 metres. It usually grows in areas of good rainfall^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Juglans+mollis>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 38 — Various · Harvard University. · 1957 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Amongst other things, it contains an article on the Juglans of central America. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
[2]Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported Vol. 53 — Government Printing Office; Washington DC. · 1922 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Details of seeds and plants imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the last quarter of 1917, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
[3]Trees and Shrubs of Mexico — Standley P.C. · Smithsonian Institution; Washington · 1926 ↩︎Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
[4]Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. — Chudnoff. Martin. · USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. · 1984 ↩︎Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics.