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PIGNUT HICKORY 



{Hiccoria glabra Britton) {Canja glabra Sweet) 



THE pignut hickory is a medium to large upland 

 tree, occurring plentifully on poor soil in the 

 middle section and less frequently in the other parts 

 of the State. It has a tapering trunk and a narrow 

 oval head. 



The bark is close ridged and grayish, but oc- 

 casionally rough and flaky. The twigs are thin, 

 smooth and g 1 o s s y /pignut hickory 



browm. The polished y^j Leaf, oae-thlrd 



brown winter buds are 

 egg-shaped, the outer 

 reddish brown scales 



natural size. 



Twig, one-half 

 natural size. 



falling in autumn. 



The leaves are smooth, 8 to 12 inches long and 

 composed of 5 to 7 leaflets. The individual leaflets 

 are rather small and narrow. 



Tlie fruit is pear-shaped or rounded, usually with 

 a neck at the base, very thin husks splitting only 

 half way to the base or not at all. The nut is smooth, 

 light brown in color, rather tliick-shelled, and has an 

 edible kernel. 



The wood is heavy, hard, strong, tough and flexi- 

 ble. Its uses are the same as those of the other 

 hickories. 



The small-fruited hickory ( Carya microcarpa 

 Nutt.), by some considered a variety of the pignut 

 hickory, difiPers from it in having a round fruit and 

 a bark which frequently separates into narrow plates. 



The pale-leaved hickory (Carya pallida Ashe) is 

 found scatteringly in the upland woods. It has pale, 

 delicate foliage. The leaves are wooly or hairy under- 

 neath, and when young are covered with silvery 

 scales. The husks are thicker than those of the pignut. 

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