Name: Bitternut Hickory
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 3548-45MM-WB
Price: 229.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Carya cordiformis

A native tree with strong landscape value and excellent long-term performance.

Open, broadly columnar with an irregular oval to rounded crown
Distinctive sulphur-yellow buds
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
Commonly used for naturalizing, woodland/woods edge, specimen
Grows best in partial shade

Size

200 cm, 10 gal

45 mm caliper, wire basket

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Partial shade

Soil Moisture

Moist, Wet, Average, Dry, Well-drained

Hardiness Zone

4 – 4

Mature Height (meters)

15.0 – 20.0

Mature Spread (meters)

14.0 – 15.0

Growth Rate

Slow

Foliage Colour

Green

Fall Colour

Yellow

Bloom Time

Spring

Habit

Mounding

Rabbit Resistant

✓

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Attracts Birds

✓

Ontario Native

✓

Landscape Uses

Mass planting, Accent

Growing & 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.

Notes

Also referred to as Bitter Hickory, Bitternut, Bitter Pecan, Pig Hickory, Red Hickory, Swamp Hickory, White Hickory.