Carya glabra var. odorata

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Carya

  Species:

  glabra

  Family:

  Juglandaceae

  Life Cycle:

  Woody

  Country Or Region Of Origin:

  Southeastern U.S.A., NC

  Distribution:

  Found in Maine south to FL west to LA and OK north through Missouri, IO, east through WI and MI

  Wildlife Value:

  This plant supports Hickory Horndevil (Citheronia regalis) larvae which have one brood and appear from May to mid-September. Adult Hickory Horndevil moths do not feed. Squirrels eat the nuts. Larval host plant to the Luna moth.

  Play Value:

  Edible fruit

  Wildlife Food Source

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Native Plant

  Tree

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

  Soil Texture:

  Loam (Silt)

  Sand

  Soil pH:

  Acid (<6.0)

  Neutral (6.0-8.0)

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  Moist

  USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

  6a, 6b, 7a, 7b

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Brown/Copper

  Fruit Value To Gardener:

  Edible

  Display/Harvest Time:

  Fall

  Fruit Type:

  Nut

  Fruit Length:

  1-3 inches

  Fruit Description:

  Nearly globose 1-1.5 inch thin husked nut.

• Flowers:

  Flower Inflorescence:

  Catkin

  Insignificant

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Spring

  Flower Size:

  1-3 inches

  Flower Description:

  Male flowers are spikes of light-green six-stellate flowers from May to June. Stems are reddish in color. The female flowers are bizarre-looking, with a tuft of sticky green tissue emerging from a swollen base individually or in groups of 2-3 at the ends of new twigs.

• Leaves:

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Leaf Type:

  Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Alternate

  Leaf Shape:

  Lanceolate

  Leaf Margin:

  Serrate

  Hairs Present:

  Yes

  Leaf Length:

  > 6 inches

  Leaf Description:

  Compound leaves have 5-9 lanceolate and finely serrated leaflets. Leaves are dark green on the upper surface and lighter with fine hairs underneath.

• Bark:

  Bark Color:

  Dark Gray

  Surface/Attachment:

  Shaggy

  Smooth

  Bark Description:

  Smooth finely shaggy developing obvious close interlacing shaggy bark.

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Lawn

  Naturalized Area

  Landscape Theme:

  Edible Garden

  Nighttime Garden

  Pollinator Garden

  Design Feature:

  Shade Tree

  Attracts:

  Moths

  Pollinators

  Small Mammals