Handbook of Trees of the I^ortiie.ejst States a 



ND C'A?>rADA. 65 



The Pig-nut Hickory in the forest attains 

 the height ut Sll-lilO It. uitli Irunlv sometimes 

 3 or 4 ft. in diameter. Wlien in the open 

 fields it forlcs rather low and develops an 

 oblong or obovoid top with strong upright and 

 pendulous often contorted branches. The bark 

 uf trunk is of a grayish color and finally be- 

 comes rough «itli (dose scaly ridges. The 

 tree inhabits uplands and ridges in aliundance, 

 c-(pccially in the northern states, and is said 

 to' be found at higher altitudes than any of 

 the other Hickories. 



The woud of the Pig-nut Hickory is heai'y, a 

 cubic foot when absolutely dry weighing 51.21 

 lbs., strong and toi!gh and is used in the 

 manufacture of tool-lianilles, agricultural im- 

 plements, etc., and for fuel.- The nuts are ex- 

 tremely variable in quality, some bcdng (piite 

 astringent and others of pleasant flavor. 



Learrs S-li; in. lonR, glabrous at maturity and 

 with Tj-T ( rarely 9 i leaflets which are from oblong- 

 lanceolate to ohovate, rounded and mostly un- 

 equal at base, sharply serralc, dark green above. 

 paler beneath, the upper miicli larger than the 

 lowest : ^-inti^r buds with 8-to imbricated scales, 

 the outer falling earl,;', the innermost accrescent 

 and falling when about 1 in. long. Flomcr.i in 

 May: starainate aments .".-7 in. long; calyx-lobes 

 usually about equal but middle one narrower : pis- 

 tillate in 2-5-flowered spikes : stigmas yellow. 

 Fruit obovoid-o!>long or pyriforra. usually com- 

 pres.sed, with thin husk tardily deliisccnt and 

 smooth or somewhat angled brownish thiek-shclled 

 nut having astringent or edible seed. 



1. Syn. Canja porcina Nutt. 



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