Hickories
Carya ovalis
C. ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg.
Red Hickory
Red Hickory ranges farther west than pignut hickory, being found
across southern Missouri into northeastern Oklahoma and across
northern Arkansas (distribution
map). C. glabra is
distinguished by its glabrous leaves, usually with 5 leaflets,
its pyriform fruit with smooth husks which are only partially
dehiscent, and by the tight bark of mature trees. C. ovalis shares
the feature of glabrous leaves, but
usually has 7 leaflets.
It has warty husks which dehisce to the base along sutures which
are often somewhat winged. The bark
of mature trees sheds
in long thin strips.C.
ovalis has warty husks
which dehisce to the base along sutures which are often somewhat
winged.
Two cultivars have been named of C. ovalis, 'Green' and 'Huff',
both of southern Michigan and both named in 1929 (Grauke, 1988).
C. X demareei Palmer was described as a cross between red hickory
and bitternut.
LJ Grauke
, Research Horticulturist
& Curator
USDA-ARS Pecan Genetics
10200 FM 50
Somerville, TX 77879
tele: 979-272-1402
fax: 979-272-1401
e-mail: ljg@tamu.edu
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