Mockernut Hickory

Mockernut Hickory

Carya tomentosa

Juglandaceae (Walnut Family)

▲ clump of young trees at Springfield Nature Center

▲ ▼ leaves

▲ bark, showing diamond-shaped ridges

▲ seedling

Location near campus: Springfield Nature Center

Carya tomentosa: Mockernut Hickory, White Hickory

• similar in appearance to pignut hickory in leaves and bark, but nut is in a large, thick husk like shagbark hickory and actual nut is small
• twigs are pubescent when young and buds are more orange than other hickories
• bark is diamond-pattern ridged
• grows 50-60' tall and 1/3 as wide
• prefers well-drained, upland wooded areas
• medium growth rate
• native to Missouri