The tough outer shells of black walnuts are well worth cracking in the fall the edible nuts have a rich and unique flavor. Black Walnut, Juglans nigra (Forest of Arden).Annie Dillard in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek notes the fall splendor or this species “I passed under a sugar maple that stunned me by its elegant unself-consciousness: it was as if a man on fire were to continue calmly sipping tea.” This tree may have been one of 60 different trees planted on campus in the spring of 1940. Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum (Forest of Arden).
Hollins’ Forest of Arden has a huge, healthy specimen.
Smooth bark, long, pointed buds, parallel leaf veins, and prickly fruit casings characterize this tree. American Beech, Fagus grandifolia (Forest of Arden).
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