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STUDIES OF TREES 



MOCKERNUT HICKORY (Hicoria alba) 



Distinguishing characters: The bud is the largest 

 among the hickories nearly half an inch long is hard 

 and oval and covered with yellowish 

 brown downy scales which do not pro- 

 ject like those of the shagbark hickory, 

 see Fig. 69. The twigs are extremely 

 coarse. The bark is very tight on the 

 trunk and branches and has a close, 

 hard, wavy appearance as in Fig. 70. 



Leaf: The leaf consists of 5, 7 or 9 

 leaflets all of which are large and pubes- 

 cent and possess a distinct resinous 

 odor. 



Form and size: A tall tree with 

 a broad spreading head. 



Range: Eastern North America. 



Soil and location: The mockernut 

 hickory grows on a great variety of 

 soils, but prefers one which is rich and 

 well-drained. 



Enemies: The same as for the 

 FIG. 68. Bark of . ... 



the Shagbark Hick- shagbark hickory. 



ory. Value for planting: It is not com- 



monly planted. 



Commercial value: The wood is similar to that of the 

 shagbark hickory and is put to the same uses. 



Other characters: The fruit is a nut, larger and cov- 

 ered with a shell thicker than that of the shagbark. The 



