Pignut Hickory Carya glabra - Hicorius magnifloridiana

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Botanical Name:

Carya glabra

Family:

Juglandaceae

Genus:

Carya

Species:

glabra

Common Name:

Pignut Hickory

Height:

100 feet

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Carya glabra

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Growing Info, follow in order:

Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours, repeat process daily for 4 days.

Stratification: cold stratify for 120 days.

Germination: sow 1-2" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed. sow 1-2" deep, keep moist, mulch the seed bed, can be sown outdoors in the fall for spring germination.

In a Nutshell:

* Carya glabra, the Pignut hickory, is a common but not abundant species 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.

* Carya ovalis, the red hickory or sweet pignut hickory, is a fairly uncommon but widespread hickory native to eastern North America. It is typically found growing in dry, well drained sandy upland ridges and sloped woodlands from southern Ontario, Canada, and in the United States east to New Hampshire, south to northern Florida west to eastern Texas and north-west to Nebraska.

* The pear-shaped nut ripens in September and October and is an important part of the diet of many wild animals.

* This species was formerly treated as a variety or northern ecotype of the pignut hickory C. glabra, described as Carya glabra var. odorata. This discrepancy has not yet been completely resolved, and some sources and authors still consider red hickory as a variety or synonym of pignut hickory.However both trees are quite morphologically distinct.

* The wood is used for a variety of products, including fuel for home heating. more...

* The red hickory is generally encountered as a medium-sized tree, capable of growing to 30 m (100 ft) in height. The single trunk is straight and often continues for the entire height of the tree, although sometimes splits into several large limbs once the canopy has been breached. The branches are strong, stout and long, ascending in the upper crown and drooping in the lower crown; the branches around mid-height are more or less horizontal. This creates a broad, thick, column-shaped form that casts dense shade. Individuals have been known to live from 100–250 years of age.

* Wood - hard, strong, tough, very flexible. It weighs 51lb per cubic foot. An excellent timber, it is used for tool handles, agricultural implements etc. A very good fuel, burning well and giving off a lot of heat. more...

* Seed - raw or cooked. Small but sweet with a thin shell. The seed ripens in late autumn and, when stored in its shell in a cool place, will keep for at least 6 months Sap - raw. Tapped in the spring, it has a sweet flavour.

* Compound leaves, open, oval head, rather contorted looking, good golden yellow fall color, grows well in dry soil, native to eastern U.S.

* Wood - heavy, hard, tough and elastic. Used for making wagons, agricultural implements, tool handles etc. more...

* A Deciduous tree that is native to the eastern third of the U.S. The Bark is light gray and smoothish, leaves are compound with slender rachis. Red Hickory grows on dry, upland soils in the maritime forest, with a more restricted ecological range than its close relative Carya glabra. more...

* The nuts are relished by countless wildlife species, including many rodents and birds, as well as raccoons and wild turkeys. more...

Wiki description:

Carya glabra , the Pignut hickory , is a common but not abundant species 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 . The pear-shaped nut ripens in September and October and is an important part of the diet of many wild animals. The wood is used for a variety of products, including fuel for home heating.

Pfaf description:

Physical Characteristics Â Carya glabra is a deciduous Tree growing to 30 m (98ft) by 20 m (65ft) at a slow rate. It is hardy to zone 4. It is in leaf 10-Jun It is in flower from Apr to May, and the seeds ripen in October. The flowers are monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and are pollinated by Wind.The plant is self-fertile. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils..It cannot grow in the shade.It requires dry or moist soil.

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