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Carya cordiformis, the bitternut hickory, [2] also called bitternut, yellowbud hickory, or swamp hickory, is a large hickory species native to the eastern United States and adjacent Canada. Notable for its unique sulphur-yellow buds, it is one of the most widespread hickories and is the northernmost species of pecan hickory ( Carya sect ...
Carya tomentosa, commonly known as mockernut hickory, mockernut, white hickory, whiteheart hickory, hognut, bullnut, is a species of tree in the walnut family Juglandaceae. The most abundant of the hickories , and common in the eastern half of the United States, it is long lived, sometimes reaching the age of 500 years.
Carya texana (called black hickory for its dark colored bark, or Texas hickory) is a North American tree in the walnut family, Juglandaceae. It is endemic to the United States , found primarily in the southern Great Plains and the Lower Mississippi Valley .
Hickory is a common name for trees composing the genus Carya, which includes 19 species accepted by Plants of the World Online. [3] Seven species are native to southeast Asia in China, Indochina, and northeastern India , and twelve are native to North America. A number of hickory species are used for their edible nuts or for their wood.
Carya laciniosa, the shellbark hickory, in the Juglandaceae or walnut family is also called kingnut, big, bottom, thick, or western shellbark, attesting to some of its characteristics. It is a slow-growing, long-lived tree, hard to transplant because of its long taproot, and subject to insect damage.
Carya glabra, the pignut hickory, is a common, but not abundant species of hickory in the oak-hickory forest association in the Eastern United States and Canada. Other common names are pignut , sweet pignut , coast pignut hickory , smoothbark hickory , swamp hickory , and broom hickory .
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Carya pallida, sand hickory, or pale hickory is a species of hickory native to the southeastern United States. [6] It is a perennial, dicotyledonous plant which prefers rocky or sandy habitats. [7] The sand hickory can reach heights of up to 30m, but its typical height is between 9-24m. [8] [9] In an open area, Carya crowns are usually towering ...