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