Bitternut
Carya cordiformis
Juglandaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Native to the Finger Lakes Region, Quebec to MN, South to FL and LA
Location
Mundy Wildflower Garden, Beech Collection, Schnee Oak Collection, Edwards Lake Cliffs Preserve, Fischer Old-growth Forest, McLean Bogs, Eames Bog, Ringwood Ponds
Source of plant
Howard Pidduck, Ruth Nix
Description
Slender tree reaching 50' to 75' in height with a rather irregular, cylindrical crown of stiff, ascendingbranches, often widest at the top. Supposedly the fastest growing of the hickories; seeds are bitter.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Status
L4|S5|G5