Bitternut

Carya cordiformis
Juglandaceae

Growth Habit

Tree

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.

Source of plant

Howard Pidduck, Ruth Nix

USDA Hardiness Zone

4