Bitternut Hickory trees

Bitternut Hickory Trees

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About Bitternut Hickory Trees: Yellow-Bud Hickory is one of the easiest tree species to identify. The yellow bud alone makes it difficult to mistake for another species and combined with the alternate compound leaves and relatively large nuts, it is very distinctive. The nuts are reported to be bitter, as one of the common names suggests.

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Bitternut Hickory

Bitternut Hickory Tree Facts

Scientific Name:	Carya cordiformis
Foliage:	Green
Mature Height:	50-70'
Mature Spread:	50-70'
Soil:	Widely adaptable
Zones:	4-9
Moisture:	Widely adaptable

The lighter colored shallow cracks in the younger bark are roughly similar to those of young Shagbark Hickory, but the mature bark of Yellow-bud Hickory does not split so deeply. Yellow-bud Hickory grows most often in deciduous forests, but it is seldom if ever a dominant species. It is apparently absent from the extreme northern counties.

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