Carya pallida
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Sand Hickory
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed. Difficult to transplant except when sufficiently small that the tap root is not disturbed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Acidic to neutral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Small mammals (squirrels and other rodents) 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: | Dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| Ethnobotany: | Edible fruits. |