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THE Mockernut
Hickery
About the Mockernut
Hickery :
The Mockernut Hickory tree, Carya tomentosa, is
also called a White Hickory, Whiteheart Hickory,
Hognut and Bullnut.The gray bark of this tree is
marked with branching ridges and deep furrows.
Mockernut hickory is so named because the nuts are
large but with thick shells and very small kernels.
The twigs are stout and reddish-brown to
grayish-brown in color. This tree grows well on
rich, moist, well-drained soils of upland areas.
Mockernut Hickory trees grow throughout most of the
eastern United States and westward to eastern Texas.
It is most common in the southern part of its
range. As with the Shagbark Hickory, the wood of
this tree is hard, strong, tough and elastic, and is
used in handles for tools and in athletic equipment.
The unusually small kernels from the nuts are sweet
and edible. It is long lived, sometimes reaching the
age of 500 years. This and the other hickories are
very desirable both for forest and shade trees. |
