dpb wrote:
spaco wrote:
Up here in Wisconsin we have Butternut, which some people call "White
Walnut". It is softer (and weaker, I hear) than Black Walnut.
Could that be what you are talking about? ...

Hadn't thought of it, but you just might be onto something here...

And, of course, butternut is a member of the walnut family...

juglans cinera as opposed to juglans nigra

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