Carya cordiformis

Open, broadly columnar with an irregular oval to rounded crown
Distinctive sulphur-yellow buds
Male and female flowers
After flowering, slightly flattened spherical nuts form, about 2 cm in diameter
Compound green leaves with 7 to 11 leaflets, turn a greenish-yellow colour in the fall
Bloom Time: Spring

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
Lime-green

HEIGHT:
15-20 m

SPREAD:
14-15 m

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250cm 15g

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Bitternut hickory need a lot of water during the summer, so consider collecting rainwater to help keep the soil moist. Adaptable to a range of soil conditions and moistures. Once considered hard to transplant. Newer nursery practices are changing this concept.

Additional Notes about Bitternut Hickory:

Native to Ontario

Characteristics & Attributes

Partial Sun/Shade

Low Maintenance

Native to Ontario

SOIL MOISTURE:
Moist to Wet Soils
Moist to Average
Average to Dry Soils
Well-drained

GROWTH RATE:
Slow

ATTRIBUTES:
Deciduous
Catkins
Fall Color

FLOWERING TIME:
Spring

HABIT:
Rounded
Upright

FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green

LANDSCAPE USES:
Naturalizing
Woodland/woods edge
Specimen