butternut
Plant
Large tree
Up to 60' tall
Twig
Alternate leaf arrangement
Long and thin, with smooth, brown bark that has spotted appearance
Leaves alternate along the length of the twig
Leaf
10-20" long
Leaves fuzzy above and below, stalk is sticky
Alternate, compound with 11-19 leaflets
Leaflets 2-5" long, oblong ovate, fine-toothed
Flower
Green pendulous catkins
Fruit with husk
1½-2½" long
Shell-covered nut inside green leathery husk covered with sticky hairs
Fruit without husk
1½" long, ridged shell encloses edible seed