False Shagbark Hickory
Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet
Carya glabra, commonly known as False Shagbark Hickory, is a hickory species in the Juglandaceae family. It is found in the Eastern United States and Canada, with a range including Ontario, Vermont, Alabama, Arkansas, and others. The tree produces a pear-shaped nut with a sweet, maple-like scent, ripening in September and October. It is an important food source for wildlife. The tree has pinnately compound leaves that turn golden yellow in the fall. The wood is used for various purposes, including fuel for home heating. Other common names include pignut, sweet pignut, coast pignut hickory, smoothbark hickory, swamp hickory, and broom hickory.
Description
Carya glabra is a member of the Juglandaceae family and is native to the Eastern United States and Canada. It is known by several common names, including False Shagbark Hickory and pignut. The tree is part of the oak-hickory forest association and is not particularly abundant. Its nut, which ripens in late September to October, is an important food source for wildlife. The nut has a sweet, maple-like aroma. The tree's pinnately compound leaves turn a golden yellow in the fall. The wood of Carya glabra is used for a range of products, including fuel for home heating.
Other common names
False Shagbark HickoryHognut HickoryPignut HickoryRed HickorySweet Pignut
Distribution
Ontario · Vermont-US · BR · Global · Alabama · Arkansas · Connecticut · Delaware · District of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Germany · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Mississippi · Missouri · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Rhode I.
Synonyms
Juglans glabraJuglans porcinaScoria glabraHicorius glabraHicoria microcarpaHicoria austrinaHicoria glabraHicoria odorataHicoria glabra var. odorataHicoria ovalis var. odorata