Stats

Lifespan

100-200 yrs

Size

Huge

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Eurasia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

This tree grows in the high mountain forests of Kyrgyzstan and the Balkans. It releases chemicals from its roots that prevent other plants from growing nearby.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Family

Juglandaceae

Genus

Juglans

Species

Juglans regia