Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Carya glabra

pignut hickory
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

pignut hickory

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Carya glabra

Familia:

Juglandaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

30-100 ft tall by 30-50 (100) ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

yellow,green

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

Deciduous. Inconspicuous blooms in spring. Yellow in fall. Nuts ripen in fall. Lfe span 200+ yrs (much older trees are known)

Destacado por:

Hurricane Wind Resistance, Fall Color, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Excellent specimen or shade tree in areas where its roots will not be disturbed.

Consideraciones:

Does not tolerate root disturbance. The author has lost multiple trees due to a fungal root pathogen that was apparently able to enter the tree when roots were disturbed by vehicles and construction. Nut and leaf litter can be a problem in residential landscapes.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam

pH del suelo:

mildly acidic to neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B

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Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Caterpillars, Mammals

Larval host for many moths including; luna moth ( Actias luna ), hickory leafroller moth ( Argyrotaenia juglandana ), royal walnut moth ( Citheronia regalis ), and walnut sphinx ( Amorpha juglandis).

A favorite food of squirrels. 

Hábitats nativos:

Xeric hammock, mixed upland forest, pine-oak-hickory woods.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Nuts vary but in general, they are bitter.

Comentarios generales:

Called pignut because pigs eat the nuts.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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