Carya cordiformis

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Carya cordiformis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Carya cordiformis, Koch (Hicoria minima, Brit. C. amara, Nutt.). Bitternut. Swamp-Hickory. Tree, to 100 ft.: bark grayish brown, broken into thin scales: young branches and petioles glabrous: winter-buds bright yellow: lfts. 5-9, ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, acuminate, densely serrate, pubescent when young and glandular, almost glabrous at length, 3-6 in. long: fr.2-3,broadly obovate or subglobose, winged from the apex to the middle, ¾-1½ in long ; husk thin splitting somewhat below the middle; nut slightly compressed, roundish, abruptly contracted into a short point, smooth, gray; kernel bitter. Que. to Minn., south to Fla. and Texas. S.S.7:340-1. Em. 226.—A valuable park tree, with handsome rather broad head, growing in cult, more rapidly than other hickories. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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