Carya texana
black hickory
Family
Juglandaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Type
odd-pinnate
Growth Form
tree
Flower Color
inconspicuous
Flower Month
March - May
Height (meters)
30.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Field Characters
Reddish hairs on leaves. Leaflets 5-13, terminal leaflet largest and often lanceolate-obovate, lanceolate. Buds less than 3/4”.
Animal Use
Substrate-insectivorous birds use the tree for cover and as a nesting site. Fruit-birds eat the fruit. Starvation browse for deer; nuts eaten.
Habitat
Dry or sandy woods or on rocky slopes, dry upland woods.