Carya glabra, the pignut hickory, is a common, but not abundant species of hickory in the oak-hickory forest association in the Eastern United States and Canada. Other common names are pignut, sweet pignut, coast pignut hickory, smoothbark hickory, …

As with most hickories, it is a strong, tall tree up to 8o feet tall and 40 feet wide with a straight trunk and dense oval to rounded form. The wood is valued for its strength. It is adaptable to fertile sandy or clay loams in well-drained soils in sun to partial sun.

Carya glabra, commonly called pignut hickory, is a medium to large, deciduous tree with a straight trunk and rounded crown that typically grows 50-80’ (less frequently to 100’) tall. It is primarily native to hillsides and ridges in somewhat dry soils, but may also be found in some moist soils.

Grow this tree in moist fertile well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. The nuts differ from the pignut hickory tree as they are sweeter and sold commercially. They mature in late summer to fall. Use as a shade tree for large spaces or in a woodland setting.

Carya glabra (Mill.) Pignut hickory (Carya glabra) is a common but not abundant species in the oak-hickory forest association in Eastern United States. Other common names are pignut, sweet pignut, coast pignut hickory, smoothbark hickory, swamp hickory, and broom hickory.

Long-lived, Carya glabra (Pignut Hickory) is a slow-growing deciduous tree with a straight trunk and a narrow oblong crown with slender, contorted branches. Its gray bark is shallowly ridged and furrowed.

Scientific name: Carya glabra Pronunciation: KAIR-ee-uh GLAY-bruh Common name(s): Pignut Hickory Family: Juglandaceae USDA hardiness zones: 5 through 9 (Fig. 2) Origin: native to North America Uses: shade tree; specimen Availability: somewhat available, may have to go out of the region to find the tree DESCRIPTION Height: 50 to 65 feet Spread ...

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

SPECIES: Carya glabra GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS : Pignut hickory is a slow-growing deciduous tree which reaches 65 to 98 feet (20-30 m) in height and 11 to 39 inches (30-100 cm) in diameter [ 10 , 17 , 27 , 54 ].

Carya cordiformis × Carya glabra → Carya ×‌demareei Palmer is a very rare hickory hybrid known from VT. It is identified by its smooth bark, leaves with mostly 7 leaflets, drupes with thin exocarp (2–3 mm thick) and exocarp sutures with very narrow wings, and terminal winter