Mockernut Hickory
Carya tomentosa
Juglandaceae (Walnut Family)
▲ clump of young trees at Springfield Nature Center
▲▼ leaves
▲ bark, showing diamond-shaped ridges
▲ seedling
Location near campus: Springfield Nature Center
Carya tomentosa: Mockernut Hickory, White Hickory
· similar in appearance to pignut hickory in leaves and bark, but nut is in a large, thick husk like shagbark hickory and actual nut is small
· twigs are pubescent when young and buds are more orange than other hickories
· bark is diamond-pattern ridged
· grows 50-60' tall and 1/3 as wide
· prefers well-drained, upland wooded areas
· medium growth rate
· native to Missouri