More specifically eastern American black walnuts. No points for guessing their native range.
Now you might be wondering, it is true what they say about black nuts? Kinda. They are harder than the average walnut. This goes for the fruit itself as well as the wood of the tree. If fact, its resistance to shock is what makes the latter highly prized as a woodworking material. And the distinctive flavor of the fruit is what gives it its appeal. Aside from those two, the sap of the black walnut tree is also used to make syrup, similar to the sap of the sugar maple.
So yes, black walnut trees not only got sweet and savory covered, but also nice hard wood.
Now you might be wondering, it is true what they say about black nuts? Kinda. They are harder than the average walnut. This goes for the fruit itself as well as the wood of the tree. If fact, its resistance to shock is what makes the latter highly prized as a woodworking material. And the distinctive flavor of the fruit is what gives it its appeal. Aside from those two, the sap of the black walnut tree is also used to make syrup, similar to the sap of the sugar maple.
So yes, black walnut trees not only got sweet and savory covered, but also nice hard wood.