Black Walnut (also referred to as American Walnut) is popular for its distinctive look and dimensional stability, making it very popular for a wide variety of hardwood flooring, herringbone, and parquet floors. Walnut hardwood flooring complements a variety of interior designs and wall treatments.
Walnut Hardwood Flooring- Plank Specials
Special Pricing While Supplies Last! (All items subject to material availability at time of order)
Walnut (Select and Better Grade), 3/4″ x 4″ x Random Length
- $5.50 per square foot for 1′-7′ lengths
- $6.00 per square foot for 1′-10′ lengths
- $6.25 per square foot for 2′-10′ lengths
Samples available upon request. Contact us for more details. If you want walnut hardwood flooring wider than 4″, please call or email us. We offer walnut hardwood flooring from 4″ wide to 8″+ wide!. We also offer Walnut Parquets and Walnut Herringbone.
Species Specifications for Walnut Hardwood Flooring:
| Common Name(s): Black Walnut
Scientific Name: Juglans nigra Distribution: Eastern United States Tree Size: 100-120 ft (30-37 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 38 lbs/ft3 (610 kg/m3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .51, .61 Janka Hardness: 1,010 lbf (4,490 N) Modulus of Rupture: 14,600 lbf/in2 (100.7 MPa) Elastic Modulus: 1,680,000 lbf/in2 (11.59 GPa) Crushing Strength: 7,580 lbf/in2 (52.3 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 5.5%, Tangential: 7.8%, Volumetric: 12.8%, T/R Ratio: 1.4 |
Color/Appearance: Heartwood can range from a lighter pale brown to a dark chocolate brown with darker brown streaks. Color can sometimes have a grey, purple, or reddish cast. Sapwood is pale yellow-gray to nearly white. Figured grain patterns such as curl, crotch, and burl are also seen.
Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight, but can be irregular. Has a medium texture and moderate natural luster.
Endgrain: Semi-ring-porous; large earlywood pores grading to medium latewood pores, few; solitary and radial multiples of 2-3; tyloses occasionally to abundantly present; growth rings distinct; rays barely visible without lens; parenchyma banded (marginal), apotracheal parenchyma diffuse-in-aggregates (sometimes very faint and barely visible even with lens).
Rot Resistance: Black Walnut is rated as very durable in terms of decay resistance, though it is susceptible to insect attack.
Workability: Typically easy to work provided the grain is straight and regular. Planer tearout can sometimes be a problem when surfacing pieces with irregular or figured grain. Glues, stains, and finishes well, (though walnut is rarely stained). Responds well to steam bending.
Odor: Black Walnut has a faint, mild odor when being worked.
Pricing/Availability: Very popular and widely available, though board widths can sometimes be narrow. Considered a premium domestic hardwood, prices are in the high range for a domestic species.
Sustainability: This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Common Uses: Furniture, wood flooring, cabinetry, gunstocks, interior paneling, veneer, turned items, and other small wooden objects and novelties.