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Common forest trees of North Carolina

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  • <e>-Q®p'«z&-s -e*-^*^-^ js> TREES -e>-#g|p-«jS PIGNUT HICKORY (Hicoria glabra Britton) (Carya glabra Sweet) THE pignut hickory is a medium to large upland tree, occurring plentifully on poor soil in the middle section and less frequently in the other parts of the State. It has a tapering trunk and a narrow oval head. The bark is close, ridged and grayish, but occasionally rough and flaky. The twigs are thin, smooth and glossy browrn. The polished brown winter buds are egg- shaped, the outer reddish brown scales falling in the autumn. PIGNUT HICKORY Leaf, one-third natural size. Twig, one-half natural size. The leaves are smooth, 8 to 12 inches long and composed of 5 to 7 leaflets. The individual leaflets are rather small and narrow. The fruit is pear-shaped or rounded, usually with a neck at the base, very thin husks splitting only half way to the base or not at all. The nut is smooth, light brown in color, rather thick-shelled, and has an edible kernel. The wood is heavy, hard, strong, tough and flexible. Its uses are the same as those of the other hickories. The small-fruited hickory (Carya microcarpa Nutt.), by some considered a variety of the pignut hickory, differs from it in having a round fruit and a bark which frequently separates into narrow plates. The pale-leaved hickory (Carya pallida Ashe) is found scatteringly in the upland woods. It has pale, delicate foliage. The leaves are woolly or hairy underneath, and when young are covered with silvery scales. The husks are thicker than those of the pignut.
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