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PIGNUT HICKORY 



{Hicoria glabra Britton) (Carya 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 glossy brown. The polished brown win- 

 ter buds are egg- 

 shaped, the outer 

 reddish brown 

 scales falling in 

 the autumn. 



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PIGNUT HICKORY Twig, one-half 



one-third natural size. natural size. 



The leaves are smooth, 8 to 12 inches long and 

 composed of 5 t® 7 leaflets. The individual leaflets 

 are rather small and narrow. 



The 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 thick-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 {Gary a microcarpa 

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

 hickory, differs from it in having a round fruit and 

 a bark which frequently separates into narrow 

 plates. 



The pale-leaved hickory {Gary a pallida Ashe) 

 is found scatteringly in the upland woods. It has 

 pale, delicate foliage. The leaves are woolly or 

 hairy underneath, and when young are covered with 

 (silvery scales. The husks are thicker than those of 

 the pignut. 



