Bitternut Hickory
Common Name: Bitternut Hickory
Species Name: Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch.
Family Name: Juglandaceae
Plant Type: Trees
| Plant Facts | |
|---|---|
| Origin | North America |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Distribution in Oklahoma | Eastern half of state and Wichita Mountains |
| Sun Preference | Intermediate to intolerant of shade |
| Susceptibility | Fungal diseases like leaf spot |
ID Characteristics
- Field Identification Characteristics
Identified by small bright yellow buds
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Plant Height: 12-inch diameter, 60-foot height
- Leaves: Decidious Broadleaf
- Leaf Type: Pinnately Compound
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Shape: Ovate lanceolate
- Stipules: No
- Floral Characteristics
- Petals: Not Showy
- Flower Color: Greenish-yellow
- Flower Timing: Early Summer
- Fruit Type: Nut-like
| Habitat/Ecology | |
|---|---|
| Habitat | Tolerant of most site conditions, but most often found on poor, dry upland soils |
| Soil Type | Poor, dry, gravelly upland soils |
| USDA Cold Hardiness Zone | 6 to 8 |
| Successional Stage | Early to mid-successional |