Photo: Robert H. Mohlenbrock @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CAGL8 — Public domain · source
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Survives zone 4 through 9
Hickory nuts — rich and excellent (shagbark and shellbark are the best)
- Hardiness
- Zone 4 to 9
- Habit
- Tree
- Edible part
- Nut
- Ripens
- Sept–Oct
- Mature size
- Large tree — NOT containerable
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 6.0–7.5 (near-neutral; lime-tolerant)
- Environment
- Temperate
- Status
- Wild
- Years to fruit
- 6–10 yrs
- Pollination
- DICHOGAMOUS — needs Type I + Type II cultivars (pecan); hickories benefit from a 2nd tree