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Common forest trees of North Carolina

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  • £&=<K§>- •O -e> -m=>«^-^ -e> ■mp^zQ-'S -e> -se?p<e?t>-<£ WHITEHEART OR WHITE HICKORY (Mockernut Hickory) (Hicoria alba Britton) (Carya alba K. Koch) THE white hickory, whiteheart, mockernut, or big-bud hickory is common on well-drained soils throughout the State. It is a tall, short-limbed tree averaging 60 feet high and 1 to 2 feet in diameter. The bark is dark gray, hard, closely and deeply furrowed, often apparently cross-furrowed or netted. The winter buds are large, round or broadly egg- shaped, and covered with downy, hard WHITEHEART OR WHITE HICKORY Leaf, one-fifth natural size. scales. The recent shoots are short, stout and more or less covered writh a downy growth. The leaves are large, strong-scented and hairy, composed of 7 to 9 obovate to oblong, pointed leaflets which turn a beautiful yellow in the fall. The flowers, like those of all other hickories, are of two kinds on the same tree; the male in three- branched catkins, the female in clusters of 2 to 5. The fruit is oval, nearly round or slightly pear- shaped with a very thick, strong-scented husk which splits nearly to the base when ripe. The nut is of various forms, but is sometimes 4 to 6 ridged, light brown, and has a very thick shell and small, sweet kernel. The wood is heavy, hard, tough and strong; it is white excepting the comparatively small, dark- brown heart, hence the name white hickory. It is used for vehicle parts, handles and picker-sticks. It furnishes the best of fuel. This and the other hickories are very desirable both for forest and shade trees. 23
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