WHITEHEART OR WHITE HICKORY 



(Mockernut Hickory) 



{Ilicuria dha Brittou) {Carya alha K. Koch) 



THE white hickory, Avhiteheart, mockernut, or 

 big-bud hickory is coinmon on well-drained soils 

 throughout the State. It is a tall, short-limbed tree 

 averaging 60 feet high and 1 to 2 feet in diameter. 



The bark is dark gray, hard, close and deeply 

 furrowed, often apparently cross-furrowed or netted. 

 The winter buds are large, round or broadly egg- 

 shaped, and 

 covered with 

 downy, hard 



W HI TEH BART 



OR WHITE 



HICKORY 



Leaf, one-flfth 

 natural size. 



Twig, two-thirds 

 natural size. 



scales. The recent shoots are short, stout and more 

 or le.ss covered with a downy growth. 



The leaves are large, strong-scented and hairy, 

 composed of 7 to 9 obovate to oblong, pointed leaf- 

 lets which turn a beautiful yellow in the fall. 



The flowers, like those of all other hickories, are 

 of two kinds on the same tree ; the male in three- 

 branched catkins, the female in clusters of 2 to 5. 

 The fruit is oval, nearly round or slightly pear- 

 shaped with a very thick, strong-scented husk which 

 splits nearly to the base when ripe. The nut is of 

 various forms, but is sometimes 4 to 6 ridged, light 

 brown, and has a very thick shell and small, sweet 

 kernel. 



The wood is heavy, hard, tough and strong; it is 

 white excepting the comparatively small, dark- 

 brown heart, hence the name white hickory. It is 

 used for vehicle parts, handles and picker-sticks. It 

 furnishes the best of fuel. This and the other 

 hickories are very desirable both for forest and 

 shade trees. 



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