. Common trees of Ohio : a handy pocket manual of the common and introduced trees of Ohio. Trees -- Ohio. OF Ohio 47 PIGNUT HICKORY Carya glabra (Miller) Spach THE Pignut Hickory, also called Black Hickory, Brown Hickory and Tightbark Hickory, is an important forest tree. It produces valuable wood. The leaves are alternate, compound, 8 to 12 inches long with 5 to 7 leaflets. Leaflets are long, narrow, sharp- pointed, smooth, glossy. They are slightly larger than those of the Bitter- nut Hickory. The flowers are similar to those of the other hickories. The fruit is pear-shaped to spherical, wit
. Common trees of Ohio : a handy pocket manual of the common and introduced trees of Ohio. Trees -- Ohio. OF Ohio 47 PIGNUT HICKORY Carya glabra (Miller) Spach THE Pignut Hickory, also called Black Hickory, Brown Hickory and Tightbark Hickory, is an important forest tree. It produces valuable wood. The leaves are alternate, compound, 8 to 12 inches long with 5 to 7 leaflets. Leaflets are long, narrow, sharp- pointed, smooth, glossy. They are slightly larger than those of the Bitter- nut Hickory. The flowers are similar to those of the other hickories. The fruit is pear-shaped to spherical, with neck- like projection at base. The husk is thin, often does not split or may split to middle. The kernel is usually small and bitter, and not edible. The bark is close-fit- ting, dark gray, marked with shallow furrows, does not shag off. The twigs are smooth, tough, reddish-brown, marked with pale dots. The buds are oval, blunt-pointed, reddish-brown. The wood is similar to that of other hickories, but some- what superior to Bitternut. It is sometimes classified as the strongest and toughest of all the hickories. The Pignut Hickory is found from Maine to Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas. It is common throughout Ohio, except the west-central part of the State, where it is rare. It is most common on dry ridges and hillsides, but also occurs in moist, fertile, lowland soils. It is a medium- sized tree, frequently reaching a height of 60 feet and di- ameter of 2 feet. Closely related to the Pignut is the Mockernut Hickory— Carya alba, (Linnaeus) K. Koch. It is also called Big Bud and White-Heart Hickory, and can be distinguished by its close-fitting, evidently furrowed bark that does not shag off, its stout hairy twigs, its hairy leaves with 7 to 9 large leaf- lets, its large, round, thick-shelled nut with thick husk and small kernel. The buds are larger than those of any other hickory. While the fruit is large, its kernel is small and not edible. It is common to abundant
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