Habitat.—Thrives on almost any rich, well-drained soil of ridges and hillsides.
Notes.—The abundance of this species in nearly every section of the State makes it one of the most useful hickories, especially for the farmer. Its growth in farm woodlands, as in other places, should be encouraged.
BITTERNUT HICKORY
Carya cordiformis, (Wang.) K. Koch.
Form.—Height 60-75 feet, diameter 1-2½ feet; trunk long and free from limbs; crown rounded, broadest near the top.
Leaves.—Alternate, compound, 6-10 inches long; leaflets 7-11, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, taper-pointed, serrate, yellow-green above, paler beneath.
Flowers.—May, monoecious; similar to those of the other hickories.
Fruit.—Spherical to obovate; about 1 inch long, coated with a yellow scurfy pubescence; husk thin, splitting half way to the base, sutures winged at the top; nut nearly smooth with a small bitter kernel.