Carya myristicaeformis

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Carya myristicaeformis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Carya myristicaeformis, Nutt. (Hicoria myristicaeformis, Brit.). Nutmeg-hickory. Tree, to 100 ft., with dark brown bark, broken into appressed scales: winter-buds brown: lfts. 5-11, short-stalked or almost sessile, ovate-lanceolate, the uppermost much larger and obovate, serrate, scurfy-pubescent beneath when young and with brown scales above, at length dark green above, silvery and lustrous beneath, 3-5 in. long: staminate catkins peduncled: fr. generally solitary, short-ovoid or obovate, about 1½ in. long; nut ovoid, reddish brown marked with irregular spots and stripes, thick-shelled, 4-celled below; kernel sweet. From S. C. to Ark. and Mex. S.S. 7:342-3.—A very decorative species on account of its handsome foliage, but not hardy N. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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