Mockernut Hickory
Carya tomentosa
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Pickup in 3-5 business days from our Switchyard in Chamblee, GA
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Mockernut Hickory is a large native deciduous tree with a straight trunk and a rounded crown. Its thin grey bark develops furrows and flattened ridges with maturity. The compound yellow-green leaves with downy undersides turn a beautiful yellow in fall. Non-showy gendered spring catkins can give way to husked nuts, but only after the tree reaches 25 years old. Grows best in full sun and rich, moist well-drained soils. Generally intolerant of shade.
Carya tomentosa is a host plant for several butterfly and moth species, including the Banded Hairstreak and the Hickory Horned Devil.
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Origins: |
Eastern N. America; GA Native |
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Height: |
60’ - 80’ |
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Spread: |
40’ - 60’ |
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Spacing: |
50’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 9 |
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Bloom Color: |
Green |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Difficult to transplant due to taproot. Large trees can produce considerable litter with twigs, leaves, and nuts. No serious disease or pests. Hickory bark beetle, pecan weevil, borers and twig girdler can be problems in some areas. White heart rot, anthracnose, leaf blotch, powdery mildew, leaf spot, cankers, catkin blight, crown gall and scab are occasional diseases.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen planting or mass plantings, Woodland Garden, Naturalized Areas, Native Garden, and Shade Tree.
COMPANION PLANTS: Yellow Birch, Oakleaf Hydrangea, Bottlebrush Buckeye
IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Carya tomentosa 12zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) John B., Dendroica cerulea, Carya tomentosa (8745432970), CC BY 2.0, (3) Famartin, 2020-04-29 12 02 52 Mockernut Hickory leaves developing in spring along a walking path in the Franklin Glen section of Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Famartin, 2021-04-22 18 36 46 Male flowers (catkins) and new spring leaves on a Mockernut Hickory within a wooded area in the Franklin Farm section of Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, CC BY-SA 4.0, (5) Famartin, 2014-11-02 15 12 07 Hickory during autumn along Highgate Drive in Ewing, New Jersey, CC BY-SA 4.0, (6) Famartin, 2020-10-22 12 36 46 Mockernut Hickory leaves in autumn along a forested walking path in the Franklin Glen section of Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, CC BY-SA 4.0
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