NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES gl 



Carya amara, see Carya cordiformis. 



Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt. Water hickory. 



Hicoria aquatica, (Michx. f.) Britt. 

 Range : 20, 25, 28, 29, 30. 

 Site : Well-drained, moist, sun. 

 Fruit : Nut ; available September-October. 



A large tree ; ordinarily grows in alluvial soil ; taproot small, lateral roots 

 well developed ; wood of little importance commercially. 

 Stomach records: Wood duck, mallard. 



Carya arkansana, see Carya buckleyi. 



Carya buckleyi Durand. Texas hickory. 



Hicoria buckleyi (Durand) Sudw. 

 Range : 16, 20, 29, 30. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Nut. 



A large tree ; occurs in sandy or other soils. 

 Var. arkansana (Sarg.) Ashe, (0. arkansana Sarg.) occurs also in region 25. 



Carya carolinae-septentrionalis (Ashe) Engelm. and Graebn. 



Southern shagbark hickory. 

 Hicoria carolinae-septentrionalis Ashe. 

 Range : 27, 28, 29. 

 Site : Well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Nut. 

 A large tree ; occurs on sandy, rocky, or rich soil. 



Carya cordiformis (Wang.) Koch. Bitternut hickory; 



Hicoria cordiformis (Wang.) Britt., H. minima (Marsh.) Britt., C. amara 

 Nutt. 



Range : 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. 

 Site : Well-drained, moist, sun. 

 Fruit: Nut, available September-October. 



A large tree; usually occurs on slightly acid, very fertile soil; the most 

 rapid growing of all the hickories, especially when young, later slower ; tap- 

 root and laterals well developed ; long-lived ; easily frost- and fire-damaged when 

 young ; stump and root sprouts produced ; has been noted to be dying out in 

 Indiana supposedly because of a root disease; attacked by hickory borer, 

 otherwise generally free from insects and fungi ; wood very tough, of some 

 importance commercially; about 110 seeds per pound, germination 80-90 

 percent. 



Observations: Cottontail rabbit ; fruit claimed to be generally distasteful to 

 wildlife. 



Carya floridana Sarg. Scrub hickory. 



Hicoria florida,na (Sarg.) Sudw. 

 Range: 30, 31. 

 Site : Well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Nut. 



A large shrub to small tree ; usually occurs on sandy soil ; fruit usually 

 produced abundantly. 



Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet. Pignut hickory. 



C. porcina Nutt., Jufflans glabra Mill., Hicoria glabra (Mill.) Britt. 

 Range : 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 

 Fruit: Nut, available September-October. 



A large tree ; ordinarily occurs in fertile, slightly acid soil ; slow growing, 

 long-lived ; root system deep ; wind-firm ; easily frost- and fire-damaged ; some- 

 what injured by bark beetles ; root sprouts produced ; often invades land after 

 the virgin forest is cut to form pure stands ; difficult to transplant ; 210 seeds 

 per pound, germination about 85 percent; about 70 usable plants per pound 

 of seed. 



Var. megacarpa (Sarg.) Sudw., (C. megacarpa Sarg.) has larger fruits and 

 occurs within the range of the species. 

 Observations: Cottontail rabbit 



