Comparison of hickory features

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Comparison of Features of Hickories (Carya spp.)

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Name

Habitat

Leaf

Leaf margin /
lower surface

Nut

Twig / buds

Bark

Carya carolinae-septentrionalis
southern shagbark hickory

limestone soils

Carya cordiformis
bitternut hickory

streambanks, moist forests

Carya glabra
pignut hickory

abundant on dry ridges

Carya illinoinensis (pecan)

bottomland forests, planted

Carya laciniosa
shellbark (kingnut) hickory

streambanks, bottomland forests

hires

hires hires

Carya ovalis
red hickory

ridge and slope forests

Carya ovata
shagbark hickory

wide variety of habitats, well-drained slope forests

Carya palida
sand hickory

hires

hires

hires

hires

hires

Carya tomentosa
mockernut hickory

dry ridges and slopes

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Habitat reference: Chester EW, RJ Jensen, LJ Schibig, S Simoni. 1987. The Nut Trees of Land Between the Lakes. The Center for Field Biology of LBL, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN

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