这种胡桃木是北美东部原生木。因其深邃的色泽和直线条的纹理而受到高度评价。黑胡桃木是美国最持久耐用的木种之一。
黑胡桃木主要用于制造家具、室内地板、灵柩和其它许多装饰性木制品。它也会被用在枪托上。
Walnut wood has historically been used for gun stocks, furniture, flooring, paddles, coffins, and a variety of other wood products. Due to its value, forestry officials often are called on to track down walnut poachers. In 2004 DNA testing was used to solve one such poaching case, involving a 55-foot (16-m) tree worth US$2,500. Black walnut has a density of 660 kg per cubic meter (41.2 lb/cubic foot), which makes it less dense than oak.