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Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU+ Soil: pH 5.5-8.5


Form/Color Globular form; 75'-100'; 75'-100' wide Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
spread; yellow green catkins bloom May; Tolerance: tolerance.
round yellow green to brown nut late


August to mid October. Urban Tolerant of concrete debris.
Tolerance:


Habitat: Lowland wet mesic, upland mesic and


mesic dry; flood plain; moist or dry slopes
and uplands. Ecosystem Moderate value.
Services:


Hydrology: Moderate tolerance of drought and
flooding.


Ornamental Globular form, yellow-green catkins.
Value: Compatibility:


Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Medium to long lifespan, shortest


lived 200 years; increases diversity
Shade Tolerant of shade. and aesthetics in upland forest; park
Tolerance: tree, street tree, slow grower.


Carya glabra Pignut Hickory


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU- Soil: pH 6.1-7.5


Form/Color Irregular obovoid; 75'-100'; 35'-50' wide; Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
yellow green catkins mid May, pear Tolerance: tolerance.


shaped yellow green nut in early
September to late October. Urban Intolerant of soil compaction.
Tolerance:


Habitat: Upland dry, steep rocky land, sandy hills,
upland ridges and ravines, warm south
facing slopes. Ecosystem Intermediate value to songbirds and


Services: small mammals.


Hydrology: Tolerant of drought, intolerant of flooding.


Ornamental Obovoid, yellow-green catkins.


Value: Compatibility:


Salt Intolerant of salt.


Tolerance: Other: Long lifespan, can live to 300 years,
slow grower.
Shade Moderately tolerant of shade.


Tolerance:

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