Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis) 3 GAL
Fall Species
This Species is typically available during our Fall Sale Preorders in August, and/or the in-person Fall Sale Mid-September through Mid-October at Geist Nursery in Fishers, IN.
Not Available
This species is not available this year. We hope to see it next Fall!
An adaptable hickory with smaller nuts that hosts a variety of insects, including two hairstreak butterflies! Like other hickories, it is a keystone woodland species due to the diversity it supports- though it’s nuts are bitter and not utilized as much as the nuts of other hickory species.
Pollination: Self pollinating.
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic
Soil Type: Loam, Sandy Loam, Rocky Loam
Height: 60’-100’
Width: 30’-60’
Bloom Color: -
Bloom Time: Apr-May
Fruit: Produces midsized nuts with a thin husk in the fall.
Fall Color: Yellow
Root Type: Taproot
Notable Wildlife Interactions: Hosts many insects including the banded hairstreak and hickory hairstreak butterflies, multiple moths, beetles, leafhopper, planthoppers, walkingsticks, and many small insects. Supports a diversity of birds that prey oh hosted insects. Seeds are bitter and not a favored food source, but in leu of nothing may be utilized by squirrels and nut eatingbirds.
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