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Carya aquatica

Bitter Pecan, Bitter Water Hickory, Swamp Hickory, Water Hickory, Water Pignut
Form Form Branches (Pitt County, NC)-Late Fall Branches (Pitt County, NC)-Late Fall Fruits (Pitt County, NC)-Late Fall Fruits (Pitt County, NC)-Late Fall Toothed margins (Pitt County, NC)-Late Fall Toothed margins (Pitt County, NC)-Late Fall Stem and buds (Pitt County, NC)-Late Fall Stem and buds (Pitt County, NC)-Late Fall Leaves Leaves

Carya cordiformis

Bitter Hickory, Bitternut, Bitternut Hickory, Bitter Pecan, Pig Hickory, Red Hickory, Swamp Hickory, White Hickory
Tree form (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall Tree form (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall Tree form (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall Tree form (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall Branches (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall Branches (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall Front and back of leaves (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall Front and back of leaves (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall Compound leaf and fruit (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall Compound leaf and fruit (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall Serrated margins (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall Serrated margins (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall

Carya glabra

Broom Hickory, Coast Pignut Hickory, Pignut, Pignut Hickory, Red Hickory, Small Fruited Hickory, Smoothbark Hickory, Swamp Hickory, Sweet Pignut Hickory, Switch Hickory
Form Form Branch and leaves (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Branch and leaves (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Emerging leaves Emerging leaves Husk and nut (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Husk and nut (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Leaf Bud - March 20 - Warren Co., NC Leaf Bud - March 20 - Warren Co., NC Leaf Buds - March 20 - Warren Co., NC Leaf Buds - March 20 - Warren Co., NC
1 Cultivar/Variety

Carya glabra var. odorata

Red Hickory, Sweet Pignut, Sweet Pignut Hickory
Tree form (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summer Tree form (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summer Bark close-up (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summer Bark close-up (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summer Bark (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summer Bark (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summer Tree trunk (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summer Tree trunk (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summer Stem and buds (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summer Stem and buds (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summer End bud (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summer End bud (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summer

Carya illinoinensis

Hardy Pecan, Pecan
Carya illinoinensis Carya illinoinensis Carya illinoinensis fruit Carya illinoinensis fruit Carya illinoinensis bloom Carya illinoinensis bloom Carya illinoinensis ripe fruit Carya illinoinensis ripe fruit Fruit Fruit Bark Bark
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Carya illinoinensis 'Caddo'

'Caddo'

Carya illinoinensis 'Cape Fear'

Cape Fear Pecan

Carya illinoinensis 'Chickasaw'

Chikasaw Pecan

Carya illinoinensis 'Elliot'

Elliot Pecan

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert'

Forkert Pecan

Carya illinoinensis 'Gloria Grande'

Gloria Grande Pecan, Northern Pecan, Pecan
Carya illinoinensis Carya illinoinensis Carya illinoinensis Carya illinoinensis Carya illinoinensis Carya illinoinensis

Carya illinoinensis 'Kiowa'

Kiowa Pecan

Carya illinoinensis 'Lakota'

'Lakota', Lakota Pecan

Carya illinoinensis 'Lipan'

Carya illinoinensis 'Pawnee'

Pawnee Pecan
Carya illinoinensis 'Pawnee' Carya illinoinensis 'Pawnee'

Carya illinoinensis 'Stuart'

Stuart Pecan
The fruits The fruits

Carya illinoinensis 'Sumner'

Sumner Pecan

Carya laciniosa

Big Shellbark Hickory, Broom Hickory, King Nut, Shagbark Hickory, Shellbark Hickory
Form looking up (North Carolina, US)-Early Fall Form looking up (North Carolina, US)-Early Fall Compound leaves (North Carolina, US)-Early Fall Compound leaves (North Carolina, US)-Early Fall Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Serrated margin (North Carolina, US)-Early Fall Serrated margin (North Carolina, US)-Early Fall Compound leaves (North Carolina, US)-Early Fall Compound leaves (North Carolina, US)-Early Fall

Carya myristiciformis

Bitter Hickory, Bitter Water Hickory, Nutmeg Hickory, Swamp Hickory
Form in leaf Form in leaf Form looking up at the tree Form looking up at the tree Green compound leaves with 9 leaflets Green compound leaves with 9 leaflets Silvery undersides of a compound leaf Silvery undersides of a compound leaf Serrate margin (Pickens County, AL)-Mid Fall Serrate margin (Pickens County, AL)-Mid Fall Branches and leaves (Pickens County, AL)-Mid Fall Branches and leaves (Pickens County, AL)-Mid Fall

Carya ovata

Common Shagbark Hickory, Shagbark Hickory
Tree form (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Tree form (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Shaggy bark (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Shaggy bark (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Compound leaves (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Compound leaves (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Husk and nut (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Husk and nut (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Stages of fruit (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Stages of fruit (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall 4-parted husk (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall 4-parted husk (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Carya ovata var. australis

Carolina Shagbark Hickory, Southern Shagbark Hickory
Leaf bud in Sping Leaf bud in Sping Emerging Leaves & Flower/Catkin in Spring Emerging Leaves & Flower/Catkin in Spring Form in April Form in April Form in October Form in October Leaves in April Leaves in April Fruit in July Fruit in July

Carya pallida

Pale Hickory, Sand Hickory
Tree form (Seven Lakes, NC)-Early Fall Tree form (Seven Lakes, NC)-Early Fall Tree branches (Seven Lakes, NC)-Early Fall Tree branches (Seven Lakes, NC)-Early Fall Both sides of leaves (Seven Lakes, NC)-Early Fall Both sides of leaves (Seven Lakes, NC)-Early Fall Serrated margins (Seven Lakes, NC)-Early Fall Serrated margins (Seven Lakes, NC)-Early Fall End and stem buds (Seven Lakes, NC)-Early Fall End and stem buds (Seven Lakes, NC)-Early Fall Fruit husk (Seven Lakes, NC)-Early Fall Fruit husk (Seven Lakes, NC)-Early Fall

Carya tomentosa

Big-bud Hickory, Mockernut Hickory, Squarenut, White Heart Hickory, White Hickory
Tree form (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Tree form (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Front and back of leaf (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Front and back of leaf (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Serrated margins (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Serrated margins (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall End bud (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall End bud (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Stem buds (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Stem buds (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Bark close-up (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Bark close-up (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall

Pterocarya stenoptera

Chinese Wingnut
Pterocarya stenoptera Pterocarya stenoptera Pterocarya stenoptera Pterocarya stenoptera Pterocarya stenoptera Pterocarya stenoptera Pterocarya stenoptera Pterocarya stenoptera Bark Bark Full Form Full Form

Pterocarya tonkinensis

Tonkin Wingnut
A Tonkin wingnut tree grows in J.C. Raulston arboretum (2011) A Tonkin wingnut tree grows in J.C. Raulston arboretum (2011) Pterokarya during winter in the J.C. Raulston Arboretum (2019) Pterokarya during winter in the J.C. Raulston Arboretum (2019)