Carya aquatica

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Water Hickory

Form:	Tree
Size:	30-80 (100) ft tall by 25-50 ft wide
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	NA
Fruit Color:	Brown
Phenology:	Deciduous. Inconspicuous blooms in early spring. Fruits ripen in fall. Lifespan 150+ yrs.
Noted for:	Interesting foliage

Recommended Uses:

Specimen tree in wet settings. This is a good plant to grow in floodplains.

Considerations:

Nut and leaf drop can be messy in a home landscape.

Propagation:

Seed (nut).

Availability:

Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry)

Moisture Tolerance:

Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or other substrate:

Loam, Organic material (muck), Sand

Soil pH:

Adaptable

Wildlife:	Ducks and other wildlife consume nuts.
Insects:	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.
Native Habitats:	Swamps

Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

Ethnobotany:

Nuts are bitter.