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Characteristics
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Juglandaceae--The Walnut Family
- Origin
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Native NC
- Plant Description
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Deciduous tree to 50-60 feet; leaves alternate, once pinnately compound with 7 or 9 leaflets, lower leaflet surface covered with minute, silvery scales; flowers April to May as leaves unfold, male flowers in drooping clusters, female flowers resembling tiny nuts, at tips of new growth; fruit maturing in fall, nuts in tough, splitting husks.
- Ornamental Characteristics
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Hickories have beautiful yellow fall color.
- Landscape Use
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Specimen or shade tree.
- Horticultural Cultivars
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None.
- Availability/Propagation
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Not available in nurseries. Propagate from seed.
- Culture
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Preserve in landscape if it is found on the property.
- Coastal Ecology
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Sand hickory is an unusual tree in the maritime forest, occuring only on very dry, sandy upland soils in association with loblolly pine and southern red oak. It is not known to be salt tolerant and is untested for coastal landscaping.
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