Carya glabra subsp. megacarpa

Carya glabra, the pignut hickory, is a common, but not abundant species of hickory in the oak-hickory forest association in the Eastern United States and Canada. Other common names are pignut, sweet pignut, coast pignut hickory, smoothbark hickory, swamp hickory, and broom hickory. The pear-shaped nut ripens in September and October, has a sweet maple like smell, and is an important part of the diet of many wild animals. The wood is used for a variety of products, including fuel for home heating. It has pinnately compound leaves that turn a golden yellow in the fall.

Description

A temperate hickory tree of the Juglandaceae family with edible nuts and seeds.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

North America, USA,

Notes

There are about 14-25 Carya species.

References (1)

• Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/

More from Juglandaceae

Carya cordiformis

Bitternut, Swamp hickory, Bitternut hickory

Carya floridana

Scrub hickory, Scrub pecan

Carya glabra

Pignut, Redheart Hickory, Sweet pignut, Broom hickory, False shagbark hickory, Hognut broom hickory

Carya glabra megacarpa - (Sarg.)Sarg.

Coastal Pignut Hickory

Carya glabra var. odorata

Sweet pignut, Red hickory

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Carya hybrids

Hybrid and neohybrid hickories