Carya tomentosa ~ Mockernut Hickory-ServeScape
Carya tomentosa ~ Mockernut Hickory-ServeScape
Carya tomentosa ~ Mockernut Hickory-ServeScape
Carya tomentosa ~ Mockernut Hickory-ServeScape
Carya tomentosa ~ Mockernut Hickory-ServeScape
Carya tomentosa ~ Mockernut Hickory-ServeScape

Mockernut Hickory

Carya tomentosa


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Planning to install this yourself? We recommend a size 15 Gallon or smaller for DIY installations. These sizes do not require any offloading equipment.
Any tree or shrub that is sized by HEIGHT or CAL (Caliper- size where the trunk meets the root flare) is delivered with a large root ball wrapped in burlap (B&B). They are typically 1000+ LBS per plant. They will require heavy equipment to install. Installation is not included in the price of the plant. We highly recommend adding the ServeScape ‘One-Click’ Installation service (must be added at the cart page) for material of this size, or working with a contractor that can provide equipment for installation.

For any tree or shrub that is sized larger than 10’ HEIGHT or 3” CAL, the customer will be required to provide offloading equipment or a contractor to offload unless paying for installation through ServeScape. We will coordinate delivery with you so that your contractor can have equipment ready upon your plant's arrival!

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.

Type: 

Tree

Origins:

Eastern N. America; GA Native

Height: 

60’ - 80’ 

Spread: 

40’ - 60’

Spacing: 

50’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

4 - 9

Culture: 

Full SunPart Sun

Bloom Color: 

Green

Season of Interest: 

FallYear-Round

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 GardenNaturalized AreasNative Garden, and Shade Tree.

COMPANION PLANTS: Yellow Birch, Oakleaf Hydrangea, Bottlebrush Buckeye

IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Carya tomentosa 12zzCC BY-SA 4.0, (2) John B., Dendroica ceruleaCarya tomentosa (8745432970)CC BY 2.0, (3) Famartin2020-04-29 12 02 52 Mockernut Hickory leaves developing in spring along a walking path in the Franklin Glen section of Chantilly, Fairfax County, VirginiaCC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Famartin2021-04-22 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, VirginiaCC BY-SA 4.0, (5) Famartin2014-11-02 15 12 07 Hickory during autumn along Highgate Drive in Ewing, New JerseyCC BY-SA 4.0, (6) Famartin2020-10-22 12 36 46 Mockernut Hickory leaves in autumn along a forested walking path in the Franklin Glen section of Chantilly, Fairfax County, VirginiaCC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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