FNPS Plant Database

Carya pallida

sand hickory

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

sand hickory

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Carya pallida

Family:

Juglandaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

80-100 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow,green

Fruit Color:

green,brown

Phenology:

deciduous

Noted For:

Fall Color

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Shade tree where falling/fallen nuts will not be a problem.

Considerations:

Slow growing. Nut and leaf litter may be a maintenance problem in residential landscapes.

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed. Difficult to transplant except when sufficiently small that the tap root is not disturbed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Soil pH:

Acidic to neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

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 .

Small mammals (squirrels and other rodents) consume nuts. 

Native Habitats:

Dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Edible fruits.

General Comments:

Citations:

Huegel, Craig, N.  2010.  Native plant landscaping for Florida wildlife.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. (wildlife uses)



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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